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**$XRP Supply Shortage — What Escrow Data Reveals**

Crypto analyst **Kenny Nguyen** discussed how XRP’s supply and escrow system could play a major role if **spot XRP ETFs** are approved.

### 🔹 **Supply Overview**

* XRP has a **fixed total supply of 100 billion** coins.
* Around **64.66 billion XRP** are currently in circulation.
* **35.3 billion XRP** are still locked in **escrow**, meaning they are not yet available in the market.
* About **14 million XRP** have been **burned** permanently.
* There are **6.9 million+ active accounts**, showing strong network usage.

This means a **large part of XRP’s total supply is still locked**, and how that supply is released over time will strongly affect the market.

### 🔹 **Liquidity and Utility Debate**

* If **XRP ETFs** launch, **institutional demand** could rise sharply, leading to a possible **supply shortage**.
* But some warn that **escrow releases** could increase supply and reduce scarcity, creating **selling pressure**.
* In that case, institutions might prefer using **RLUSD (Ripple’s stablecoin)** for payments instead of XRP, which could affect XRP’s **utility**.

### 🔹 **ETF Demand vs. Escrow Supply**

* The key question is:
**Will ETF demand be stronger than the new supply from escrow releases?**
* If yes, $XRP could face **tight liquidity and rising demand**.
* If no, continued supply releases could **balance or weaken** the market effect.

In short — the future of $XRP ’s price and role depends on how **escrow releases** are managed and how much **institutional demand** grows after ETF approvals.
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