Khan Sahab Jee

Ripple is set to unlock up to 1 billion XRP from escrow on January 1, 2026, marking the company’s first scheduled token release of the new year.
With just over two weeks to go and markets already familiar with Ripple’s monthly escrow cycle, attention is shifting to how much of the unlocked supply could ultimately reach circulation and whether it may influence XRP price action in early January.
The upcoming unlock follows a long-standing mechanism introduced in 2017, under which Ripple locked tens of billions of XRP into time-based escrows to provide transparency and predictability around supply.
Under this system, 1 billion XRP is released at the start of each month, after which Ripple typically reallocates a portion for operational use while returning the remainder to new escrow contracts.
Historical patterns suggest the January 1 unlock is unlikely to result in the full 1 billion XRP entering the open market. In recent months, Ripple has consistently re-locked between 60% and 80% of unlocked tokens.
For example, the November and December 2025 release unlocked roughly 1 billion XRP. Still, most of it was returned to escrow, with only a small share retained for potential distribution, liquidity provision, or strategic purposes.

MEGA BULLISH ALERT 🚨
🇨🇳 China has just printed ¥20 BILLION to launch its own Crypto Reserve — dedicated to buying BTC and ETH.
This marks the first major step by China toward large-scale crypto accumulation.
China is entering the arena.
Liquidity is coming.
$BTC $ETH

Yes, there are two major "traps" waiting in the market today that could trigger a sudden drop, even with the good NVIDIA news.
Since i m in Iraq, i need to watch these specific times this afternoon/evening, as they will dictate market volatility.
1. The "Zombie" Jobs Report (High Risk)
* Time: 4:30 PM Your Time (Iraq) / 8:30 AM ET
* The Risk: Due to the recent U.S. government shutdown, the Labor Department is releasing the September Jobs Report today. This is highly unusual—the data is 7 weeks old ("Zombie data"), but algorithms don't care.
* Crash Scenario: If this report shows that unemployment was actually much higher than we thought back in September, it could reignite "Recession Fears." Crypto often crashes when recession fears spike because investors sell risky assets to hoard cash.
* What to Watch: If the "Non-Farm Payrolls" number is surprisingly low (below 50k), expect a quick red candle.
2. Retail Earnings "Recession Signal"
* Time: Right Now / 3:00 PM Your Time (Iraq)
* The Event: Walmart (WMT) is releasing earnings.
* Why it matters: Target (TGT) released bad earnings yesterday and crashed, dragging markets down. If Walmart also says "the US consumer is weak," it confirms that the economy is slowing down.
* Correlation: Bitcoin has been very sensitive to "consumer weakness" news. If Walmart misses expectations, it could dampen the excitement from NVIDIA and pull Bitcoin down.
3. The "Death Cross" (Technical Risk)
* While not "news," a technical pattern called a Death Cross (50-day moving average crossing below the 200-day) has been forming on Bitcoin's chart.
* Traders are looking for any bad news (like the events above) to justify selling based on this pattern.
Summary Checklist for Today (Iraq Time)
| Time | Event | Bullish Outcome (Prices Rise) | Bearish Outcome (Prices Drop) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3:00 PM | Walmart Earnings | Revenue beats expectations. | Weak guidance/misses revenue. |
| 4:30 PM | US Jobless Claims & Delayed Jobs Data | Data matches expectations. | Surprise jump in unemployment. |
| 5:30 PM | US Stock Market Open | NASDAQ opens Green. | NASDAQ opens Red (sells off). |
Recommendation: Be very careful entering long positions (buying) between 3:00 PM and 5:30 PM Iraq time. The market will be "choppy" as it digests this weird mix of old and new data.
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