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Ripple unlocked 1 billion XRP on Sept. 1 through three transactions involving 500 million, 400 million and 100 million tokens. 

Blockchain monitoring account Whale Alert reported the transfers from Ripple-controlled escrow accounts.

The release formed part of Ripple’s programmed monthly XRP escrow schedule. It did not show that the company sold the tokens or transferred the entire amount to exchanges. The XRP became available to Ripple after the underlying time locks expired.

Ripple’s XRP unlock leaves 31.28B in escrow

Approximately 31.28 billion XRP remained inside active on-ledger escrow objects after the September release, according to an independent tracker that queries validated XRP Ledger data. The figure represented about 31.28% of XRP’s original 100 billion supply.

The tracker recorded approximately 32.28 billion XRP in escrow before the three September transactions. Completing escrow objects containing a combined 1 billion XRP reduced that balance to 31.28 billion.

This figure should still be attributed to the tracker rather than presented as a new company disclosure. Ripple had not published an updated official escrow balance at the time of reporting. Different data services can also show temporary discrepancies when they rely on cached figures instead of active ledger objects.

The remaining balance does not represent Ripple’s entire XRP position. Ripple also controls operational wallets containing previously released XRP. Those holdings are separate from tokens still restricted by active time-based escrow contracts.

The 1 billion XRP release was not a market sale

Ripple originally placed 55 billion XRP into escrow in December 2017. The company said the arrangement would make its supply schedule more predictable by allowing up to 1 billion XRP to become available each month.

The escrow restrictions operate through the XRP Ledger rather than through an informal company commitment. Ripple’s original explanation said ledger mechanics enforced each release date through consensus.

An EscrowFinish transaction delivers the locked XRP to its designated account once its release conditions are satisfied. It does not automatically send the tokens to an exchange, buyer or liquidity provider. The transaction therefore cannot establish how much XRP will ultimately reach the broader market.

The XRP Ledger’s technical documentation also distinguishes between creating, finishing and cancelling an escrow. A completed escrow removes the time restriction, but subsequent wallet activity determines the tokens’ eventual use.

That distinction matters because headlines describing a 1 billion XRP unlock can imply an immediate increase of the same size in tradable supply. In practice, Ripple has regularly returned unused tokens to new escrows with later release dates.

Re-escrow transactions will determine the net release

Ripple’s historical pattern has been to use part of each monthly release for operations, institutional transactions and other corporate purposes, while locking the unused portion again. The company said from the beginning that unused XRP would enter new escrows at the end of the existing release schedule.

As crypto.news previously explained in its guide to Ripple’s monthly XRP escrow process, the company has often returned between 600 million and 800 million XRP after monthly unlocks. The historical range does not confirm what Ripple will do with September’s tokens.

No independently verified re-escrow total for the September release was available when this report was prepared. New EscrowCreate transactions would provide on-chain evidence of how much XRP Ripple returned to time locks.

The net supply change can only be calculated after those transactions and any transfers from Ripple’s operational wallets are reviewed. Even XRP that remains outside escrow does not necessarily enter public trading markets immediately.

Ripple’s next scheduled XRP unlock arrives in October

The next monthly release window is scheduled for Oct. 1. Up to another 1 billion XRP could become available, although the exact structure will depend on the escrow objects reaching their programmed release dates.

Ripple cannot bring forward the release dates of XRP held in its existing time-based escrows. The ledger rejects attempts to finish an escrow before its specified date. This issue previously surfaced when an XRP ETF filing raised questions about Ripple’s escrow restrictions.

Future re-escrow transactions will also extend the schedule. When Ripple locks unused XRP again, the company generally places it behind the escrows already waiting in the release queue.

XRP traded near $1.39 around the reporting period and was higher over the preceding 24 hours. However, the scheduled unlock alone does not establish the reason for that movement. XRP prices also respond to broader crypto markets, liquidity, institutional activity and developments affecting Ripple or the XRP Ledger.

Solana-based automated market maker Aquifer has lost roughly $2.5 million in an exploit involving wallets on Solana and Ethereum, with the protocol offering the attacker a 20% bounty for returning most of the funds.

Blockchain security monitoring service Defimon reported the attack on Aug. 31, identifying separate Solana and Ethereum addresses controlled by the suspected exploiter. Aquifer later sent an on-chain whitehat offer seeking the return of at least 80% of the assets linked to the incident.

CME Group has launched two multi-asset cryptocurrency benchmarks, including a 10-token index that leaves out Bitcoin and Ether and tracks assets such as BNB, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid.

According to CME Group’s index documentation, the CME CF Emerging Crypto Index and CME CF Crypto Market Index went live Monday, giving market participants separate measures for large crypto assets outside Bitcoin and Ether and for the crypto market including the two largest cryptocurrencies.

The Emerging Crypto Index contains BNB, XRP, Solana, Hyperliquid, Chainlink, Stellar Lumens, Sui, Uniswap, Avalanche and Aave. Bitcoin and Ether are excluded by design, leaving the index focused on 10 of the largest qualifying crypto assets outside the two market leaders.

Its companion Crypto Market Index tracks 12 assets. It uses the same 10 tokens but includes Bitcoin and Ether, creating a separate benchmark for measuring the large-cap crypto market with BTC and ETH included.

CME crypto indexes provide real-time and daily benchmarks

CME calculates real-time versions of both indexes every second and operates them 24 hours a day, according to the exchange’s FAQ. Separate settlement versions are calculated once each day and published at 4 p.m. in London, New York and Singapore/Hong Kong.

Both benchmarks use free-float market capitalization to determine constituent weights. Under the system, cryptocurrencies with a higher market value of tokens considered available for trading receive a larger share of the index.

CME plans to review the baskets twice a year. Reconstitution and rebalancing take place on the first business day of June and December, allowing the constituent lists and their weights to change as qualifying assets move in market value.

The Emerging Crypto Index specifically seeks the 10 largest assets that meet its requirements after Bitcoin and Ether are removed from consideration. The Crypto Market Index targets 12 qualifying cryptocurrencies while keeping BTC and ETH eligible.

Eligibility goes further than market capitalization. Under the emerging index methodology, an asset must meet custody requirements, while meme coins are excluded. CME applies a protocol-use test based on total value locked relative to fully diluted market capitalization.

The methodology contains a separate provision for newly eligible assets when an index is first created. Cryptocurrencies that do not yet qualify under U.S. national stock exchange generic listing standards for crypto exchange-traded products can still enter if they are expected to comply within 30 days.

Such assets are limited to a combined maximum weight of 10% at inception. During later scheduled reviews, constituents are required to meet the generic listing standards in force at the time.

Emerging Crypto Index is designed for financial products

The Emerging Crypto Index was built to be investible and capable of supporting passive replication by funds, according to its methodology. It can serve as a settlement benchmark for derivatives, giving the index a potential role beyond measuring spot crypto prices.

CF Benchmarks lists the emerging index as available for licensing for financial products, investment funds and derivatives. The Crypto Market Index carries the same licensing option.

CME has already used a multi-token benchmark as the settlement basis for listed crypto derivatives.

As crypto.news previously reported, the exchange launched crypto index futures in June that give traders exposure to eight cryptocurrencies through a single cash-settled contract.

Trading in the Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures began June 8. The underlying basket contained Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar Lumens when the contracts were introduced.

The standard futures contract trades under the NCI ticker and represents $10 multiplied by the index value, while the micro MCI contract is sized at $1 times the index. Both settle against the Nasdaq CME Crypto Settlement Price Index instead of requiring delivery of the underlying cryptocurrencies.

Before trading began, CME described the product as its first market-cap-weighted cryptocurrency futures contract when it announced the planned June launch in May.

The two benchmarks introduced Monday are separate index families from the Nasdaq CME benchmark used by those futures. Their methodologies and constituent baskets differ, with the Emerging Crypto Index specifically removing Bitcoin and Ether from its eligible universe.

CME has expanded regulated altcoin products in 2026

CME’s crypto derivatives lineup has moved further into individual altcoins during 2026, placing several assets now represented in the new indexes within its existing regulated market infrastructure.

In May, the exchange introduced Avalanche and Sui futures, adding two assets that now sit inside both of the new CME CF index baskets.

Standard Avalanche futures were launched with a contract size of 5,000 AVAX, accompanied by micro contracts representing 500 AVAX. Sui contracts were sized at 50,000 SUI, while their micro versions represented 5,000 tokens.

Those products joined existing CME futures tied to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar. The exchange had progressively added single-asset contracts as its cryptocurrency derivatives business moved past its original Bitcoin and Ether products.

Access to the crypto derivatives market changed again at the end of May when CME moved crypto trading to 24/7 on its regulated platform.

More than 7,200 cryptocurrency futures and options contracts changed hands during the first weekend after continuous trading started May 29, generating roughly $50 million in notional volume.

The schedule covers CME’s cryptocurrency futures and options while retaining brief maintenance periods. The change brought trading hours closer to the continuous operation of underlying crypto spot markets and removed the regular weekend closure that had previously separated CME trading from round-the-clock cryptocurrency markets.

CME’s two new index families operate continuously as well, with their real-time benchmarks updating once per second across the full 24-hour day. Their settlement versions provide fixed daily reference points across London, New York and Singapore/Hong Kong, while constituent eligibility and weighting are reassessed during the June and December reviews.

Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital has agreed to lead a $1 billion Polymarket funding round with roughly $300 million that would value the prediction market platform at $21 billion.

Bloomberg first reported the new financing, while 1789 Capital spokeswoman Alexa Henning confirmed the investment details on Monday. The venture capital firm previously put approximately $200 million into Polymarket, which is currently valued at close to $15 billion.

The proposed financing would give Polymarket another sharp valuation increase after the company spent the past year raising capital from investors ranging from venture firms to established financial market operators.

1789 Capital deepens its investment in Polymarket

The new $300 million commitment would take 1789 Capital’s total disclosed investment in Polymarket to roughly $500 million across its funding rounds.

Trump Jr. is a partner at 1789 Capital and joined Polymarket’s advisory board last year following the firm’s earlier investment. At the time, crypto.news reported that the appointment came as Polymarket was working to restore access to the U.S. market after years of regulatory restrictions.

His involvement extends across competing prediction market companies. Trump Jr. joined Kalshi as an adviser last year and received company shares worth more than $300,000, according to the New York Times.

Speaking to the Times this year about his investments, Trump Jr. said he was acting as a private citizen and had “no policy position and no role within the administration whatsoever.”

1789 Capital itself has expanded quickly. The investment firm managed a few hundred million dollars two years ago but now oversees more than $3 billion.

Its portfolio has included private companies such as SpaceX, defense technology company Anduril, AI chipmaker Cerebras and artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI. Some companies backed by the firm hold large U.S. government contracts, while Polymarket has operated during a period of major changes in the federal approach to prediction markets.

Polymarket valuation has climbed above $20 billion

The $21 billion valuation attached to the planned round comes less than two weeks after reports that Polymarket was seeking capital at a valuation exceeding $20 billion.

Intercontinental Exchange CEO Jeff Sprecher said in August that the New York Stock Exchange parent could consider joining another Polymarket financing. ICE had accumulated a $1.64 billion stake in the company by March, while Sprecher said its relationship with Polymarket involved exchanging information and expertise.

The potential new ICE investment followed several large commitments from the exchange operator.

ICE announced an investment of up to $2 billion in October 2025, initially valuing Polymarket at $8 billion before the investment. The agreement gave ICE rights to distribute Polymarket’s event-driven data to institutional clients around the world.

In March, the NYSE parent invested another $600 million as part of that commitment. ICE said at the time that the funding formed part of Polymarket’s fundraising round and would not have a material effect on the exchange operator’s financial results or capital return plans.

Polymarket’s latest proposed valuation would be more than twice the $9 billion post-money valuation attached to the ICE transaction announced in October 2025.

Rival Kalshi has attracted large amounts of capital during the same period. The company raised $1 billion earlier this year at a $22 billion valuation as trading activity across event contracts expanded into sports, politics and other categories.

Prediction markets allow traders to take positions on whether specified events will occur. Contracts can cover elections and economic decisions as well as sports, entertainment and statements made by public figures.

Trump administration backs federal prediction market oversight

The new Polymarket financing comes while federal and state authorities continue to contest how prediction markets should be regulated in the United States.

President Donald Trump has backed federal oversight through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and said prediction markets would “thrive” under his administration.

Michael S. Selig, appointed by Trump to lead the CFTC, has supported the industry while the regulator has challenged attempts by states to impose their own restrictions on federally regulated prediction markets.

In May, crypto.news reported that a proposed CFTC rule covering prediction-market event contracts had entered White House review as federal and state officials disputed which authorities should police the sector.

Kalshi and other operators have argued that event contracts offered through CFTC-regulated exchanges fall under the Commodity Exchange Act. Several states have disputed that position and pursued enforcement under their gambling laws.

The disagreement has reached federal courts, where judges have issued differing decisions over whether CFTC jurisdiction prevents states from enforcing gaming laws against prediction market operators.

Trump Jr.’s financial connections to the industry extend to both sides of the main competitive pairing. Along with his investment and advisory role at Polymarket, he serves as a strategic adviser to Kalshi.

Polymarket built a regulated route back into the US

Polymarket’s fundraising has accelerated after the company spent several years working to restore U.S. operations.

The platform stopped serving U.S. users following a 2022 settlement with the CFTC over allegations that it offered unregistered event-based binary options. Polymarket paid a $1.4 million civil penalty and agreed to restrict domestic access.

Its route back into the market began with the $112 million acquisition of QCEX in July 2025. The transaction gave Polymarket control of a CFTC-licensed designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization, providing regulated infrastructure for U.S. operations.

The CFTC later issued a no-action letter covering QCX and QC Clearing, giving Polymarket regulatory relief involving certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for event contracts.

Polymarket subsequently began rebuilding its domestic business, initially through a separate regulated operation. The company now runs an international blockchain-based venue alongside its regulated U.S. exchange, which operates through the infrastructure acquired from QCEX.

The international platform settles markets using USDC on Polygon, while the U.S. operation requires identity verification and settles in dollars through approved intermediaries.

Competition with Kalshi has intensified as both companies have expanded their event-contract businesses. Polymarket once controlled more than 90% of monthly prediction-market notional volume in November 2024, though its share declined as Kalshi gained ground from September 2025 onward.

1789 Capital, meanwhile, has continued building its investment portfolio as its assets under management climbed above $3 billion. Trump Jr. told the Times that his investment activities were separate from the administration and that he held no government policy role.