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July 21, 2026

Ripple’s Escrow Release — Who is Absorbing Millions of XRP?

Ripple’s Escrow Release — Who is Absorbing Millions of XRP. Jake Claver on escrow.

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What this recording covers

Claver explains which institutional entities absorb monthly escrow releases executed by Ripple. Fund managers preparing exchange-traded funds require substantial inventory reserves to establish underlying asset backing prior to launching their financial products. Consequently, institutional sponsors accumulate tokens through over-the-counter desks and private venues rather than public retail exchanges. Claver also notes that commercial banking institutions and counterparties increasingly access these private liquidity channels following regulatory standards from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency permitting digital asset custody on corporate balance sheets. Furthermore, formal classification by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission recognizing sixteen digital assets as commodities provides institutional participants with established compliance structures to acquire inventory through private off-market mechanisms.

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