XRP News Today: XRP Ledger Hits 1 Million New Users in 2025 as CTO Upgrades Infrastructure

The XRP Ledger is experiencing a significant increase in adoption, with over 1 million new user accounts added in 2025. This growth is supported by an average of 3,000 wallets being created daily, contributing to a total lifetime transaction count of nearly 3.83 billion, including more than 70 million processed in July 2025 alone [1]. On-chain activity has also seen a notable rise, with decentralized exchange transactions increasing by 21% to 465 million XRP and automated market maker volume rising by 17% to 408 million XRP in the same period. Cross-chain activity is gaining traction, with over $165 million moved via Axelar to Ethereum-compatible networks [1].

David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, has personally funded and deployed a high-powered server to support the XRP Ledger’s infrastructure. Located in a New York data center, the server is equipped with a 10GB unmetered connection and top-tier hardware to host UNL validators and XRPL-connected services. Schwartz emphasized that this is not an official Ripple project but rather an independent initiative aimed at improving network reliability and performance while collecting data for further development [1].

The XRP Ledger also achieved a four-month high in transaction throughput in June 2025, with over 1.5 million transactions processed in a single day [2]. This momentum has been further supported by the launch of a new EVM-compatible sidechain, which attracted over 1,400 smart contracts in its first week, offering developers Ethereum-like flexibility alongside the XRP Ledger’s speed and low cost [1].

Stablecoin adoption on the XRP Ledger is expanding, with BrazaBank’s BBRL, a fiat-pegged asset, surpassing $4.2 million in issuance and now ranking as the second-largest stablecoin on the network [1]. Analysts have suggested that if macroeconomic conditions and legal clarity continue to support the XRP ecosystem, the price could potentially rise above $1.20 in the future [3].

The combination of infrastructure investments from key figures like Schwartz and the network’s rapid adoption is positioning the XRP Ledger to support greater transaction volumes and a more diverse range of applications in the months ahead. The community-driven and technical expansion is demonstrating the network’s potential to handle increasing demand and evolving use cases.

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[1] XRP Ledger Adoption Climbs With 1 Million New Users in 2025 as CTO Invests in Network Upgrades (https://coindoo.com/xrp-ledger-adoption-climbs-with-1-million-new-users-in-2025-as-cto-invests-in-network-upgrades/)

[2] XRP (Ripple) Breaks 4-Month Record with 1.5M Daily ... (https://thetradable.com/crypto/xrp-ripple-breaks-4month-record-with-15m-daily-transactions-as-price-struggles-6)

[3] SOL, XRP, DOGE and This Presale Token Beating Ethereum (https://coincentral.com/best-crypto-to-buy-sol-xrp-doge-presale-ethereum/)