XRP images activity showed a significant increase in the first quarter of 2026, with daily transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) jumping 35% quarter over quarter to 2.48 million.
The increase in XRP Ledger sales comes as the XRPL ecosystem expands its position in real world assets (RWAs), stablecoinsand financial infrastructure.
Latest quarterly printed by Messari on May 29 shows that the use of XRP in the network is growing as more organizations use the book for payments, remittances, and asset management.
According to the report, the number of daily transactions on the XRP Ledger increased from 1.83 million to 2.48 million in the quarter, which represents an increase of 35.3%.
The 35% increase in XRP Ledger transactions is one of the strongest signs of the rise of XRP, as every online service requires XRP for payment and storage requirements.
Messari noted that expanding the adoption of financial services, fixed income, and solutions are driving significant activity across the XRPL.
Supporting this, the market value of XRPL increased 124% quarter over quarter to $2.25 billion, making it the fourth largest blockchain network for popular assets and driving the adoption of XRP Ledger among users.
The growth in token assets shows the rise in demand for the XRP Ledger, with the increasing volume of issuance and transfers resulting in increased network usage.
At the same time, Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin grew 45% quarter over quarter to a market cap of $340.3 million, maintaining its position as the largest stablecoin on the XRPL.
This growth reflects the growing adoption of stablecoins for payments, remittances, wealth management, and financial services.
XRP spot ETF stock price history
Corporate interest continued to grow, with locations in the US XRP ETF price The stock rose 2% to 775.4 million XRP, or about 1.3% of the total.
Further upgrades focused on traceability, privacy, security, AI integration, and quantitative planning are expected to support the implementation of the XRP Ledger.
With daily transactions up 35% and strong growth across RWAs and stablecoins, Q1 2026 marks another phase of growth in XRP operations and networks.
The price of XRP
As of press time, XRP was trading at $1.34, up 1.65% in the past 24 hours and 2.3% for the week.
Interestingly, the growth of the network has not translated into a stronger XRP price, and crypto currency especially trading in line with the larger market consolidation.
