Ripple’s XRP Stash: It’s Bigger Than You Think (and They Want More!)

So, Ripple—yeah, the blockchain company from San Francisco—just dropped their Q1 report today. And guess what? They’re sitting on a massive 4.56 billion XRP tokens. That’s right, a whopping 4.56 billion. That’s a 1.7% increase from the last quarter, because why not? 4.48 billion? Pfft, that’s nothing.

But wait, there’s more! The number of tokens locked away in escrow has taken a tiny dip—down 2.3% from 38 billion to 37.1 billion. But honestly, who’s counting? A few billion less in escrow isn’t going to ruin anyone’s day. Not when you’re holding nearly 4.6 billion XRP out in the wild.

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And oh, get this—XRP is currently trading at $2.15. So, you know, no big deal, but the total value of those 4.56 billion XRP tokens they’re hoarding is… drumroll… a cool $98.6 billion. That’s right, BILLION with a “B”. That’s more money than most people will see in ten lifetimes. You think that’s impressive? It gets better.

Bitwise President Teddy Fusaro recently went full-on theoretical, saying Ripple could totally buy up a bunch of crypto companies with all that XRP. Yeah, with that much power, they could probably buy up half the market, and still have some XRP left for a weekend trip to Vegas.

Oh, and in case you missed it—Ripple has been on a shopping spree lately. They recently bought Hidden Road, a prime brokerage firm. And rumor has it, they’re eyeing Circle, the company behind USDC. Because, you know, who doesn’t want to buy a whole payments company for fun?

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2025-05-05 23:23