Ripple just triggered another massive escrow unlock — half a billion XRP tokens now flooding back into circulation. That's over $1.08 billion worth of assets freed up in a single move.

This isn't new behavior. Ripple's escrow mechanism releases chunks of XRP periodically, but the sheer scale still catches attention every time. 500 million tokens. That kind of volume can shift sentiment fast, especially when markets are already jittery.

What happens next? Historically, most of it gets locked back or used strategically. But even the possibility of supply hitting exchanges makes traders nervous. Will this batch follow the usual pattern, or are we looking at actual circulation pressure this time?