On September 13, 2026, the XRP Ledger set a new transaction record with 3,254 transactions in a single ledger, surpassing previous highs of 2,713 and 2,768. However, 2,000 of these transactions were identical tiny payments of 1 drop XRP each, sent by just 20 wallets, likely as throughput testing. Despite this record, XRP's price remained stable near $1.37, and the ledger handled the load efficiently without fee spikes due to its dynamic size limits. The event highlights the network's capacity and ongoing high daily activity, which remains above 2 million transactions.
XRP's market capitalization dropped by $2.5 billion to $85.7 billion on October 13, 2026, but AI models Gemini and ChatGPT forecast it will reach $100 billion before the end of Q4 2026. ChatGPT predicts this milestone by November 30, 2026, indicating...
XRP's futures open interest surged from $360 million in August to about $620 million as its price rallied between $1.55 and $1.60 in September and early October. This rise in open interest, which measures unsettled futures positions, indicates growin...
Between late September and mid-October, Binance's XRP reserves fell by 101 million tokens, while Upbit and Bithumb collectively increased their reserves by about 90 million XRP. Binance's withdrawal transactions also rose slightly, indicating more XR...
WLD topped the domestic crypto interest index in Korea with a score of 81.1, accounting for 4.7% of local trading. XRP captured the largest domestic trading share among top assets at 15.5%, with a significant 280.80 billion won traded in 24 hours. Ot...
XRP traded at $1.36 on October 13, down 3.4% from the previous day and nearly 10% from a week ago, with price stuck below key moving averages signaling market indecision. Notably, Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb increased their XRP holdings by abo...
