# Should You Buy XRP? Supply, Demand and What Moves Its Price

*Live page: https://mrnasdog.com/research/xrp · checked Oct 18 2026*

Our read on XRP for Oct 18 2026: a **mixed** long-run signal and a score of 6/10, from new supply, demand and what moves the price.

- **Signal:** mixed (by the law of supply and demand)
- **Score:** 6/10 — supply 2/5, demand 4/5
- **Supply growth:** +1.43% in 90 days · +5.70% in a year
- **How much people want it:** strong (4/5)
- **Price drivers:** 1 ▲ price up · 1 ▼ price down

## XRP price drivers

Besides supply and demand, we track 3 price drivers for XRP: 1 ▲ and 1 ▼ right now.

### • Ripple's escrow

9.1B XRP left escrow since Jan 2024; about 0.3B more every 30 days.

▲ Price up if: Ripple locks more. ▼ Price down if: More leaves escrow.

| Date | Ripple escrow |
|---|---|
| Jul 31 2026 | 32.3 B XRP |
| Aug 31 2026 | 32 B XRP |
| Sep 30 2026 | 31.7 B XRP |
| Oct 18 2026 | 31.4 B XRP |

*Checked Oct 18 2026*

### ▼ US crypto law

Law blocked 49-50; Senate can try again from Nov 11 2026.

Law passes → price up · Law blocked → price down. Today: the price-down case.

| Date | What happened / what is coming |
|---|---|
| Jul 17 2025 | House passes CLARITY |
| Aug 7 2025 | SEC case ends |
| Nov 13 2025 | First US XRP ETF |
| Mar 17 2026 | SEC+CFTC: XRP commodity |
| Sep 15 2026 | Senate vote fails 49-50 |
| Nov 3 2026 | US midterm election (coming) |
| Nov 11 2026 | Senate back, can re-vote (coming) |

*Checked Oct 10 2026*

### ▲ XRP ETFs

ETFs hold about 1.1B XRP, up 64% since Dec 31 2025.

ETFs hold more → price up · ETFs hold less → price down. Today: the price-up case.

| Date | US spot XRP ETFs |
|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | 683 M XRP |
| Mar 31 2026 | 703 M XRP |
| Jun 30 2026 | 907 M XRP |
| Oct 2 2026 | 1,118 M XRP |

*Checked Oct 10 2026*

## Supply: how much new XRP is coming

No new XRP is ever minted, but Ripple hands out about 300M XRP from escrow every month, so supply grows about 1.42% a quarter while the fee burn barely registers.

Over the next 90 days XRP supply changes +1.43%; across a full year, +5.70%. That puts supply at 2/5 (growing) (place 41 of 101).

## How strong is XRP demand?

People's appetite for XRP is **strong**: 4/5, ranked #9 of 110.

(Members see more XRP demand detail on the page; it is not repeated here.)

## XRP: buy, sell or hold — questions and answers

### Is XRP worth buying now?

By the law of supply and demand, XRP's long-run signal is mixed (Oct 18 2026, score 6/10). New supply: +1.43% in the next 90 days. Demand: strong (4/5). XRP's price drivers: 1 ▲ price up, 1 ▼ price down.

### XRP or Solana: which one is the better pick today?

It's close to a tie. Both score 6/10 with a mixed signal on Oct 10 2026, and both show strong demand (4/5). XRP adds a bit less new supply, +1.14% in 90 days against Solana's +1.27%, but that edge is small. Our supply-and-demand read for XRP stays mixed.

### Why is XRP still so low?

Steady new supply is probably the main weight. About 0.3B XRP leaves Ripple's escrow every 30 days, adding +4.62% in a year. The US crypto law was also blocked 49-50, though the Senate can try again from Nov 11 2026. ETF buying helps on the other side. For XRP, the supply-and-demand signal is mixed right now.

### Can XRP reach $100?

At $100, XRP would be worth about $6.31 trillion in total — about 71 times its $88.6B market cap today (Oct 18 2026, about $1.4 a coin). XRP's supply also grows +5.70% in the next year, so every extra coin needs buyers too. By supply and demand, XRP's long-run signal is mixed today.

### Should I sell my XRP now?

XRP's signal is mixed for now. XRP's signal would turn if new supply keeps arriving (+1.43% in 90 days), or demand falls from strong, or US crypto law keeps pointing down. The next date on XRP's calendar: Nov 3 2026 — US midterm election.

### Is XRP a good long-term investment?

XRP sits at 6/10 today (Oct 18 2026): supply 2/5, demand 4/5. One more year adds +5.70% to XRP's supply. Long-run signal: mixed.

### When is a good time to buy XRP?

By the law of supply and demand, the better time to buy XRP is when its new supply is low, demand is high and its price drivers point up. XRP today: +1.43% new supply in 90 days (growing), demand strong (4/5), drivers 1 ▲ / 1 ▼.

### What could push XRP's price up or down?

Right now 3 things drive XRP's price (1 ▲, 1 ▼). • Ripple's escrow: 9.1B XRP left escrow since Jan 2024; about 0.3B more every 30 days. ▼ US crypto law: Law blocked 49-50; Senate can try again from Nov 11 2026. ▲ XRP ETFs: ETFs hold about 1.1B XRP, up 64% since Dec 31 2025.

### Is XRP a better investment than Bitcoin?

Side by side on Oct 18 2026: XRP at 6/10 with a mixed signal, Bitcoin at 8.5/10 with a positive signal. By supply and demand, XRP is the weaker of the two.

## Go deeper on XRP

- Every XRP unlock and burn, explained: https://mrnasdog.com/research/xrp/inflation
- Compare XRP with 100+ coins: https://mrnasdog.com/coins
- The method behind the XRP score: https://mrnasdog.com/research/pressure-framework/full

*Every answer here applies basic economic theory — the law of supply and demand — to this coin's data. It is not financial advice.*