According to a recent report issued by Ripple #Ripple , the average daily transactions on the #XRPLedger network were 1.8 million transactions in the second half of 2025, with payment transactions reaching 42.2 million transactions, and the total payment volume was 20.9 billion XRP (approximately 43.73 billion US dollars).
The average transaction fee was 0.000012 XRP (approximately 0.00002 US dollars), while the total fees paid over the last two quarters amounted to 1.5 million #XRPUSDT (or about 3.1 million US dollars).
Since 2012, the network has processed over 4 billion transactions. The XRP Ledger network continues to maintain transaction fees below one cent, and reports indicate a processing capacity exceeding 1000 transactions per second.
What does 2026 hold for us?
Monica Long, CEO of Ripple, anticipates a shift in the digital currency market that will manifest in four key areas, including stablecoins, blockchain assets, digital currency custody, and automation using artificial intelligence.
Long highlighted these axes as key turning points that may drive institutions to adopt digital currencies in 2026.
Ripple's CEO expects that by 2027, financial institutions will leverage the power of regulated stablecoins to provide collateral transfer capability around the clock in capital markets. Long added that although there are individual use cases for stablecoins, the real growth engine lies in the business-to-business (B2B) sector.
Long shares her predictions for the next five years, stating that in the next five years, stablecoins will be fully integrated into global payment systems. The CEO of Ripple also predicts a convergence of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence.
Important notice to node validators
Issued #RippleX , via a tweet, a warning to node validators as an important deadline approaches. In a friendly reminder, RippleX urges node operators to upgrade before the activation of amendments #XRPL version 3.0.0 on Tuesday, January 27.
All XRPL version 3.0.0 amendments have been activated for deployment on the mainnet, so it is essential for XRPL node operators or validators to upgrade their software to the latest version to avoid amendment bans.
The 3.0.0 version of XRPL includes five bug fixes, namely: fixTokenEscrowV1, fixIncludeKeyletFields, fixMPTDeliveredAmount, fixAMMClawbackRounding, and fixPriceOracleOrder. The licensed domains, which represent a cornerstone for institutional compliance, have entered the majority phase, and are expected to be activated on the mainnet on February 4.
