In October 2026, AI agents on the XRP Ledger processed 13.9 million transactions across 196 merchants, marking a significant milestone in on-chain activity. However, despite the high volume, the total value of these AI-assisted payments remains relatively low, partly due to ongoing market uncertainty and a pending network upgrade. The current AI transactions mostly involve micro payments for digital services, with broader adoption expected when AI agents begin handling larger, authorized corporate transactions. This development signals the next phase of growth for XRP's blockchain utility, leveraging autonomous software for seamless payments using XRP and RLUSD tokens.
Following the milestone of 13.9 million AI-assisted transactions on the XRP Ledger, XRP itself is trading steadily on Pluang at Rp24.998 as of Oct 12, 2026 19:21 WIB, showing a modest 0.29% increase in the past day. The market cap stands robust at Rp1.584,91 trillion, with a 24-hour trading volume of Rp28,16 trillion. Investor interest remains balanced with 61% buying activity and a typical hold time of 72 days on the platform.
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch now provides regulated institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing eligible clients to hold the dollar-pegged stablecoin securely. The bank is collaborating with Ripple and LMAX Gr...
Evernorth has appointed Hugo Jeandesboz, former co-chief investment officer at Coinbase Asset Management, to oversee its $672 million XRP treasury. This move comes after Evernorth completed a SPAC merger and plans to list on Nasdaq. Jeandesboz will s...
Standard Chartered has introduced an institutional custody service for RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, integrating collateral workflows with Ripple and LMAX. This service targets professional clients needing regulated, bank-grade custody li...
Dogecoin saw the largest 24-hour increase in derivatives open interest among major cryptocurrencies, rising 5.68% to $241 million as traders increased exposure. Other top assets like Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and XRP also experienced gains in open inte...
XRP's large holders, or whales, stayed mostly inactive last week while the token traded around $1.40. Analyst Ali Martinez points to $1.53 as a crucial resistance level; a close above this could lead to a bullish breakout toward $1.62. The token is c...
