According to Vincent Van Code, a respected software engineer and prominent XRP community voice, the forthcoming major XRP price increase isn’t expected to stem from sensational headlines, listings on exchanges, or hype-based speculation. Instead, he emphasizes that a true rally will come only when real economic demand for XRP’s settlement and custody services consistently overwhelms the available 0 perspective shifts the discussion from short-term announcements to measurable, utility-driven 1 Versus Nominal Supply Although XRP’s total supply is capped at 100 billion tokens, Van Code highlights that the figure is misleading when it comes to market 2 amounts are locked in Ripple’s escrow, stored in long-term custody, or effectively 3 analyses of blockchain data reveal that the circulating pool of XRP available for trading and settlement is significantly smaller, likely limited to the low tens of 4 of anticipation and hype building for XRP.
I am always concerned by this, it's just gambling for me. I just secure my holdings, and just sit 5 real moves won't happen on the back of announcements, it will be demand outweighing supply by orders of magnitude. — Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) September 12, 2025 This constrained float matters because institutional settlement demands require large, liquid 6 moderate increases in production-level usage can strain a limited supply, amplifying scarcity and price pressure. Ripple’s disciplined escrow release schedule further limits sudden inflows, ensuring that XRP entering the market remains predictable and 7 Escrow Burns Are Not the Trigger Some XRP holders have argued that destroying the escrowed tokens would spark an immediate price rise.
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has publicly countered that assumption , noting that burning the escrow would not create meaningful, lasting upward 8 Code supports this view, explaining that the escrow was intentionally designed to provide long-term funding and a predictable 9 it would not solve the real challenge: generating sustained, utility-driven 10 are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Historical examples of token burns across other networks show similarly muted long-term effects, reinforcing the argument that destruction alone cannot substitute for genuine 11 Real Catalyst: Persistent Utility Demand According to Van Code, the conditions for a sustained rally depend on repeated, large-scale usage of XRP in real financial 12 factors include Ripple’s growing On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) channels, the deployment of Ripple’s RLUSD tokenized-dollar offering, and institutional custody strategies locking away sizable amounts of 13 of these developments steadily removes XRP from active circulation while simultaneously increasing settlement 14 time, this imbalance between growing transactional demand and a tightly managed supply creates the structural tension required for a powerful and lasting price 15 Takeaway According to Vincent Van Code, the route to XRP’s next major rally isn’t dependent on sensational news or token 16 and observers should instead monitor hard data: sustained ODL transaction volumes, adoption of RLUSD-based payment rails, and evidence of institutional-scale 17 concrete signals of real-world demand, not hype, are what can ignite and sustain the kind of long-term price appreciation that XRP enthusiasts have been waiting 18 : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial 19 views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s 20 are urged to do in-depth research before making any investment 21 action taken by the reader is strictly at their own 22 Tabloid is not responsible for any financial 23 us on Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News
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