Ripples RLUSD stablecoin has reached a major milestone after its circulating supply on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) surpassed $1 billion for the first time, highlighting growing liquidity and activity across the network. According to data from the Ripple Stablecoin Tracker, RLUSD circulating supply on the XRP Ledger has climbed to approximately $1.024 billion.
Ripple is moving to shrink the XRP Ledger's (XRPL) attack surface as it prepares to expand native lending. The company has recommended removing more than 10,000 lines of unused XChainBridge code while Lending Protocol V1.1 undergoes an AI-only security review through Sherlock's Audit Engine.
Exciting times ahead for the XRP Army: SEC just approved Evernorth's registration statement for NASDAQ.
XRPSCAN metrics show transactions processed per XRP Ledger climbing 187.9% to roughly 189.29 per ledger, marking the strongest positive shift among the network indicators tracked. Payments also increased about 19.3% to roughly 568,100, putting higher transaction density at the center of XRPL's latest activity signal even as other metrics moved lower. The increase requires context.
XRP has staged a sharp recovery from its August lows against USDT, breaking above the descending large channel and reclaiming key moving-average levels. However, the rally has now reached a major resistance area around $1.50, while momentum is beginning to cool down.
The XRP Ledger is eyeing an important fix upgrade in September, as fixCleanup3_3_0, a bundle of amendment-gated bug fixes, reaches majority, with 82.86% in consensus.
Ripple Prime's Delta One could give XRP a new path into institutional derivatives, connecting digital assets with a market worth hundreds of trillions.
Ripple is set to unlock 1 billion XRP next week, on Tuesday, September 1, as part of its long-running escrow program on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
XRP rose over 3% after Evernorth's SEC-approved merger neared completion, with shareholders set to vote on the Nasdaq listing September 30.
Evernorth clears a key SEC hurdle ahead of its Sept. 30 vote, bringing its planned Nasdaq debut closer and potentially expanding XRP's role.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Evernorth's Form S-4 registration statement. The decision removes the main legal obstacle to its merger with special purpose acquisition company Armada Acquisition Corp. II and opens a direct path for Evernorth to list on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN.
Ripple has asked the XRP Ledger community to retire XLS-38, its long-pending native cross-chain bridge amendment. RippleX engineer David Fuelling published the formal recommendation on August 27, 2026, citing low developer demand and the fact that Axelar already handles the primary use case.