Here’s How Much XRP Available for Business Operation
Main Idea
Vincent Van Code's analysis reveals that only 12-15 billion XRP (12-15% of the total supply) is realistically available for open market use, considering escrow holdings, lost tokens, institutional holdings, and DeFi constraints.
Key Points
1. Ripple's escrow holds approximately 40 billion XRP, with about 800 million XRP re-escrowed monthly, reducing liquid supply.
2. An estimated 5-8 billion XRP is likely lost due to forgotten private keys or abandoned wallets, equating to 5-8% of total supply.
3. Institutional and whale accounts hold 20-25 billion XRP, characterized by low transaction activity, further reducing liquidity.
4. Ripple holds an additional 6-8 billion XRP outside escrow, with some locked in DeFi liquidity pools like XRPL AMM.
5. Only 12-15 billion XRP (12-15% of total supply) is available for open market use, potentially impacting demand for payments, ODL, and CBDC bridges.
Description
Software engineer Vincent Van Code published a detailed breakdown on Twitter addressing what he describes as a widespread misconception surrounding the total XRP supply. While XRP is often cited as having a 100 billion token maximum supply, Van Code emphasizes that the figure does not reflect the volume truly accessible for business operations such as payments, cross-border settlement, or liquidity provision. In the tweet, Van Code systematically reviews various categories of XRP holdings and ex...
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