The XRP Ledger network is scheduled to sequentially activate the PermissionDelegationV1_1, fixBatchV1_2, and BatchV1_1 amendments on October 8 and 9. The BatchV1_1 proposal will allow batching up to eight transactions into a single atomic operation on the decentralized ledger. Protocol developers released the xrpld 3.4.
Roughly $88.5 million in closing-linked gross sources remains conditional, with expenses and spending choices deciding additional XRP demand.
Ripple transferred 35 million XRP, valued at $52.4 million, to an unlabeled wallet at 00:21 UTC on October 2. The receiving wallet, created in December 2024, forwarded 6.5 million XRP in less than three hours to a second unidentified address. Spot XRP ETFs in the U.S. recorded net inflows of $4.
On Oct. 1, the reported Solana category held $1.91 billion in net assets, compared with $1.69 billion for XRP. Solana also recorded larger net inflows from Sept.
Solana ETFs have overtaken XRP products in total net assets after an eight-day inflow streak brought in nearly $254 million. The shift is notable because SOL still has a smaller market capitalization than XRP, yet its ETF complex now represents a much larger share of the underlying token's value.
The Bitget hack highlights escalating cyber threats from North Korea, stressing the need for enhanced security measures and rapid response capabilities. Chainalysis links most of the stolen XRP in $387M Bitget hack to North Korea.
Evernorth may be just a few days away from officially listing on Nasdaq, as it has nearly completed all steps necessary for the major event.
SBI Holdings has taken full ownership of Bitbank on Oct. 1, folding one of Japan's busiest XRP markets into one of Ripple's oldest partners in Asia. The Deal The final share transfer went through on Oct. 1, making Bitbank a wholly owned subsidiary of SBI. The price tag was approximately $290 million (¥46.
The SEC made Bitwise's Sept. 18 XRP ETF amendment effective on Sept.
XRP Ledger network activity has recorded another substantial expansion, with one of its core throughput indicators rising roughly 60% over a 24-hour window. The move adds to evidence that XRPL usage remains elevated compared with much of the past year.
Three XRPL amendments could activate across Oct. 8-9, adding permission delegation, atomic transaction batches and a critical Batch security fix.
Ripple's latest RLUSD data shows $2.409B in circulation backed by $2.5315B in reserves, extending the stablecoin's rapid 2026 growth.