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The number of payments on the XRP Ledger is surpassing the 650,000 mark as multiple network indicators rise concurrently, indicating yet another significant increase in activity.
Network keeps growing
According to the most recent data, payments have increased by 47.8% to about 658,600. More significantly, the improvement extends beyond payments. Successful transactions have increased by an even greater 82.4% to 1.6 million, while overall transactions have increased by 59.7% to approximately 2 million.
The current activity spike is given greater weight by this combination. XRPL is experiencing wider growth across transaction execution and usage rather than a single metric yielding an unusual reading.
Additionally, the number of transactions per ledger has increased by 59.7% to 99.12. In the meantime, accounts created increased by 20.7% to 2,300, while active accounts are currently at about 14,800 after increasing by 12.7%.
The 700,000 mark is the next obvious payment target. From the current reading of 658,600, only about 6.3% more would be needed. After that, 1 million payments would be a much more significant milestone, necessitating an additional 52% increase.
The data contains one noteworthy contradiction. Even though the number of payments has increased significantly, the payment volume has decreased by 60.8% to about 443.1 million XRP. This implies that although the network is handling more individual payments, the average economic size of those transfers has shrunk.
Payment counts increases substantially
As a result, it is not always appropriate to assume that the 47.8% increase in payment counts corresponds to an increase in capital flowing through XRPL.
The price structure of XRP remains significant. Following its dramatic August breakout and subsequent retracement, XRP is currently trading close to $1.36. At $1.35, the asset is currently testing the 200-day moving average, making this region a crucial technical support level.
The larger bullish reversal structure would be maintained by holding above $1.35, and another attempt at $1.45–$1.50 might be possible. On the other hand, a breakdown would expose the shorter-term moving average around $1.27.
XRPL's activity data remains useful for the time being. Although exceeding 700,000 payments appears to be the network's immediate goal, consistent growth toward one million would offer far more convincing proof that the recent activity expansion has become a long-lasting trend.
Arman Shirinyan
Dan Burgin
