Key Highlights The European Central Bank officially launched the Pontes system on September 21, enabling EU banks to settle transactions using a digital euro and blockchain technology, with a full digital euro pilot targeted for mid-2027. Axology has deployed a private network built on open-source XRP Ledger code that connects to Pontes, allowing tokenized securities ...
Key Highlights Veteran trader Peter Brandt projects XRP could reach $5.40 based on long-term monthly chart analysis, implying approximately 251% upside from current levels. XRP surged 8.7% to $1.54 in 24-hour trading, reaching a session high of $1.57 before pulling back, with the token trading in an 11% range between $1.41 and $1.57. Institutional developments ...
Key Highlights The XRP Ledger’s Batch V1.1 amendment has secured support from 30 of 35 tracked validators, exceeding the 28-vote threshold to begin a 14-day activation countdown. Batch enables exchanges, wallets, and marketplaces to attach service fees directly to customer transactions, processing payments and platform charges as a single atomic operation. Activation is projected for ...
Key Highlights The XRP Ledger Foundation released xrpld 3.4.0 on September 16 with LendingProtocolV1_1, introducing closed-ended vaults with fixed subscription, investment, and redemption periods and cash-basis interest accounting. Deposited assets in closed-ended vaults are locked during the investment phase, which can range from 60 seconds to just under 30 years, while interest is recognized only ...
Key Highlights Ripple CTO David Schwartz reports his XRP Ledger hub server has climbed back above 500 connected peers after a mysterious stability improvement over the past two weeks. The hub recorded 501 active peers at the latest reading, nearing a two-week high of 509, with significantly fewer peer disconnects observed since early September. Schwartz ...
Ripple has expanded its XRP Ledger developer toolkit to support a new payments standard designed for artificial intelligence agents, broadening the options for machines to pay for data, computing power, and other digital services using cryptocurrency. XRPL AI Starter Kit Adds Machine Payments Protocol Support Version 1.1 of the XRPL AI Starter Kit now integrates ...
RippleX Declares XRP Ledger Batch Amendment Ready for Activation Ripple’s developer division, RippleX, has announced that the XRP Ledger’s Batch amendment is ready for activation. A technical review published Monday details how the feature was rebuilt following the discovery of a critical security flaw in the original version. The corrected Batch V1.1 is included in ...
Proposed XRPL Sponsor Amendment Could Shift $XRP Costs From Consumers to Institutions A proposed upgrade to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) would allow banks and fintech companies to absorb $XRP transaction fees and account reserves on behalf of their customers, potentially removing a significant friction point for mainstream adoption. Known as the Sponsor amendment and based ...
XRP Price Prediction 2029: Three Scenarios Shaped by Regulation, Bitcoin Halving, and Quantum Resistance XRP closed September 2023 at $0.51 and trades near $1.39 today, representing a 2.7x gain over roughly three years. The prior three-year window, from September 2020 to September 2023, delivered a 2.1x return as XRP climbed from $0.24 to $0.51. Despite ...
Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, launched nearly two years ago, still trails industry leaders Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, yet its growth trajectory is accelerating. According to Token Terminal data, RLUSD’s circulating supply has reached $2.4 billion, marking an increase of more than 50% over the past month. Of that total, approximately $1 billion resides on the ...
XRP Ledger Dominates 2026 Real-World Asset Inflows with $3.6 Billion The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recorded the largest real-world asset (RWA) inflow of any blockchain network in 2026, according to data from RWA.xyz, a leading provider of tokenized RWA analytics. The network has attracted $3.6 billion in RWA inflows since the beginning of the year, ...
XRP Price Potential Tied to Tokenized Asset Growth on XRP Ledger, Analysts Say Crypto analysts tracking XRP’s institutional infrastructure argue the token’s path to triple-digit prices depends on a single metric that remains far from target levels: the total value of tokenized assets actually deployed on the XRP Ledger. Current Ledger Metrics Show Concentrated Activity, ...