XRP ETF filing raises questions over Ripple escrow

Cryptex Finance filed an amended registration statement on Aug. 24 for its proposed Digital Market Cap ETF, including XRP at a 4.88% fund weighting. Summary Cryptex’s amended ETF filing assigns XRP a 4.88% fund weighting and discusses possible escrow releases. The disputed language comes from Cryptex, not an SEC finding or confirmed Ripple announcement directly. Existing XRP escrows cannot release tokens before their programmed ledger-based expiration conditions are satisfied technically. Ripple could distribute more monthly releases instead of re-escrowing them, but has confirmed nothing publicly. The CLARITY Act remains pending in Senate, so passage and resulting market changes remain uncertain. The document also claims Ripple could release additional XRP from escrow if Congress passes the CLARITY Act. The wording attracted attention because Ripple has not publicly confirmed such a plan. The document is a disclosure prepared by Cryptex and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It does not represent an SEC finding or an announcement from Ripple. Cryptex included the XRP escrow claim in its filing The amended S-1 filing states that Ripple historically returns 60% ...