Ripple released one billion XRP through three escrow transactions on September 1, blockchain data showed.The releases comprised 500 million, 400 million, and 100 million XRP from Ripple-controlled escrow accounts.Approximately 31.28 billion XRP remained locked afterward, according to a tracker reading active on-ledger escrows.An escrow unlock makes XRP available to Ripple but does not prove any market sale.Ripple historically re-escrows unused tokens, but September’s returned amount was not yet independently confirmed publicly.