In August 2026, data showed that 793 accounts generated 93.2% of XRP Ledger transactions, raising concerns about bot and spam activity dominating the network. Critics labeled the blockchain a "ghost chain," suggesting low real user engagement. Ripple's former CTO and supporters argue that low transaction costs naturally encourage both small and valuable transactions, and that focusing only on bots overlooks legitimate use cases like payments and tokenization. Meanwhile, XRP Ledger development continues with a new Permission Delegation feature aimed at improving security and operational control for institutions.
XRP ETFs continued their positive inflow streak with $12.29 million added, led by Bitwise and Grayscale, pushing total 30-day net inflows to about $185 million. Meanwhile, Bitcoin ETFs experienced $120.24 million in outflows for the second consecutiv...
Canada's main financial regulator has approved XRP-based ETF options for trading in the US, allowing major Canadian banks to invest in XRP through regulated financial products. The Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corp has registered XRP Evolve ETF and ...
Ripple Treasury has enhanced its GSmart platform by adding AI tools that help with forecasting, liquidity, risk management, reconciliation, and reporting, while keeping human approval mandatory for financial transactions. The system separates financi...
Ripple has burned 15 million RLUSD tokens, worth about $15 million, as part of its treasury management. This burn follows several recent large minting and redemption transactions responding to institutional demand. Despite the burn, RLUSD's market ca...
XRP futures traders maintain a broadly bullish stance even as XRP's price fell 1.55% to $1.38. Data from Binance, OKX, and Bybit reveal high long/short ratios among retail traders and whales, with OKX showing the strongest bullish alignment including...
