XRP Burn Rumors Are False: Here’s the Truth Behind the 10% Supply Speculation
The XRP community is currently grappling with viral rumors claiming Ripple will burn 10% of its total supply in the next 48 hours — an event that would supposedly spike the price to $125.98 overnight. The speculation originated from an X (formerly Twitter) post by a user named CryptoGeek, who also referenced a 2017 price jump linked to an alleged major burn.
But here’s the truth: No such its burn is happening, and the data proves it.
What’s Actually Happening?
According to verified data from XRP Scan, a total of approximately 13.98 million XRP has been burned — but that’s over the entire lifetime of the XRP Ledger. These burns happen due to tiny fees charged per transaction, not via a massive, manual burn event.
“The XRP burn mechanism is automatic and designed to prevent spam, not reduce supply at scale,” says XRPScan.
Given that XRP has a total supply of 100 billion tokens, burning 10 billion XRP would require a historic intervention — one that Ripple has not announced or supported.
Where Did the Rumor Start?
The confusion stems from a misinterpreted post by RealFi, which mentioned the burn of 10% of its own token supply on the Ledger. The mention of both “burn” and “XRP Ledger” in one sentence led to viral confusion, with users mistaking RealFi’s burn for a major XRP supply burn.
Did it Ever Experience a Big Burn?
No. The XRP Ledger does not support large manual burns the way some tokens like Shiba Inu or BNB do. XRP’s value dynamics are not dependent on supply-reduction events, and Ripple does not routinely buy back or destroy tokens.
The Math Doesn’t Add Up
To burn 10% of its supply (~10 billion tokens) would require over 700 times more XRP than has been burned in its entire operational history. At the current rate of automated fee-based burns, it would take centuries to achieve such a reduction.
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