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XRP HOLDERS GETTING PLAYED? HOSKINSON SAID THIS DEEP…
Charles Hoskinson didn't hold back on his thoughts about Ripple and $XRP …
Here's the real tension 👇
Ripple keeps dumping $XRP → raking in billions 💰
But holders? No direct value returns
Hoskinson's take:
→ "Use 20–30% of your profits to BUY $XRP "

XRP dips to $1.38 under macro pressure from oil and the FOMC. But the key news of the day directly impacts $XRP : Standard Chartered launched a framework today that allows its institutional clients direct exposure to crypto — the same bank projecting an additional $4 billion to $8 billion in XRP ETFs if the CLARITY Act moves forward before the end of May. The compression triangle is still active. The squeeze hasn’t resolved yet.
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XRP Ledger payment activity has jumped above 1.7 million daily payments, a roughly three month high, even while XRP’s price stays relatively flat around 1.40 dollars.
XRP Ledger just logged over 1.7 million daily payments, returning to its highest payment levels in about three months and confirming a sharp pickup in on chain usage.
Broader XRPL activity, including total transactions and AccountSet operations, is near record highs, but XRP’s price, around 1.40 dollars with modest recent losses, is still range bound.
Sustained payment growth, rising active users, continued ETF inflows and regulatory clarity will determine whether this spike becomes a durable driver rather than a temporary throughput burst.
Deep Dive
1. What Hit 1.7 Million
Recent data shows daily payments on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) rising above 1.7 million, putting payments back near their highest levels in roughly three months after a quieter earlier quarter. Reports note that XRP payments have “surpassed 1.7 million in recent sessions,” coinciding with an early price uptrend on the chart. This follows a period where payments and transactions had been comparatively flat, so the move stands out as a clear inflection in usage.
Separately, analysts highlight that overall XRPL transaction volume has climbed to almost 3 million transactions per day, versus about 1 million per day in mid 2025, underscoring a broader growth in ledger activity, not just payments.
What this means: The network is being used much more heavily again, which is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for any long term value case around XRP as a payment and settlement asset.
2. Adoption Versus Speculation
On chain, the mix of activity matters: a recent surge in AccountSet transactions, which configure account permissions and settings, suggests substantial backend or infrastructure work in addition to pure value transfers. That points to institutional, infrastructure or liquidity routing usage, not only retail payments.
At the same time, ETF and whale data show strong investment-side interest. Spot XRP ETFs have built up around 1.28 to 1.29 billion dollars in cumulative net inflows, with over 70 million dollars added in April and their longest streak without outflows so far this year. Yet XRP trades around 1.40 dollars, with roughly minus 3.21 percent over 24 hours and minus 1.92 percent over seven days, a market cap near 86.22 billion dollars and dominance around 3.35 percent.
3. Signals To Watch Next
Whether this payment spike becomes a structural tailwind depends on three things:
Sustainability of elevated payments and total transactions over weeks, not days.
Growth in unique active addresses and non infrastructure transaction types, which would point to real user adoption.
Alignment of on chain growth with external drivers like continued ETF inflows and progress on regulatory clarity, which could unlock larger institutional allocations.
If payments fall back quickly or activity remains dominated by configuration and internal flows, the move could prove to be mostly operational noise. If volumes stay high while user counts and institutional flows rise, it strengthens the case for XRPL as a live payment and settlement rail.
Conclusion
XRP’s on chain payment count breaking 1.7 million daily, alongside near record XRPL transaction and configuration activity, shows renewed demand for the ledger’s rails even as price remains range bound. The key question is whether this is transient throughput or the start of a sustained adoption phase, which will be answered by how long elevated volumes last and whether they are matched by broader user and institutional growth.

According to Santiment, XRP just hit 7.8M holders. That’s not hype—that’s steady, organic growth. Meanwhile price? Still chilling around $1.39 like nothing’s happening. Classic disconnect.
Zoom out and it’s not just $XRP. Ethereum is pushing ~190M holders, Bitcoin near 60M. Even DOGE and ADA are stacking users. Capital isn’t leaving crypto—it’s spreading out. Quiet accumulation vibes.
Now here’s where it gets spicy 🌶
Now here’s where it gets spicy 🌶
$XRP’s chart is compressing hard. Tight range, lower volatility, building pressure. These setups don’t last forever. It’s basically a coiled spring… but springs snap both ways. g supply sitting overhead, meaning any breakout won’t be smooth. Bulls will have to actually fight for it—no easy pumps here.
My take? This is one of those moments where fundamentals are ahead of price. If adoption keeps climbing, price usually catches up… eventually. Question is timing.
Right now, $XRP feels like it’s loading. And when it moves, it probably won’t be subtle 🚀 #xrp #PolymarketDeniesDataBreach #ArthurHayes’LatestSpeech #BinanceLaunchesGoldvs.BTCTradingCompetition