Escrow
Plain definition. On the XRP Ledger, an escrow locks up XRP or fungible tokens so they can’t be used or destroyed until set conditions are met.
Technical definition. The XRP Ledger replaces the third party of a traditional escrow with an automated system built into the ledger: a sender’s EscrowCreate transaction defines the amount, the release conditions and the recipient, and the ledger then creates an Escrow object that holds the funds. Escrows can be time-based, conditional (released by a correct fulfillment to a crypto-condition) or a combination of the two. The recipient sends an EscrowFinish transaction to receive the funds once the conditions are met; an expired escrow stays in the ledger until an EscrowCancel transaction returns the funds to the sender.
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On this site, Escrow comes up in What is the history of XRP?, Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the “XRP Army” critique)?, Is Ripple abandoning XRP?, What would happen to XRP and the XRP Ledger if Ripple failed? and How does XRP compare with Bitcoin and other major coins?.
Source
Escrow (xrpl.org), read October 1, 2026.
Pages that cover Escrow
- Is Ripple abandoning XRP?
- What would happen to XRP and the XRP Ledger if Ripple failed?
- How many XRP exist, why so many, and can Ripple create more?
- Is Ripple dumping XRP on holders?
- What should I watch instead of the XRP price?
- What is the history of XRP?
- Why do so many crypto people dislike XRP (the "XRP Army" critique)?
- Where has liquid XRP gone in 2026, and is the '50% drop on exchanges' true?
- Will XRP run out ("supply shock")? How much XRP is actually available to trade?
- How was the original 100 billion XRP distributed, and how much have the founders sold?
- How does XRP compare with Bitcoin and other major coins?
- What is the XRP escrow, and what happens when it runs out?