The XRP Ledger has reached an impressive milestone, surpassing 8 million activated accounts. This achievement was announced by the XRP Ledger Foundation on Monday. The network's settlement layer is driving growth in tokenization, payments, and AI agents across XRP DeFi.
One of the key features that sets the XRP Ledger apart from other blockchain networks is its anti-spam mechanism. Every activated account must lock up a minimum amount of 1 XRP as a base reserve before it can transact. This means that at least 8 million XRP are now locked across activated accounts alone.
Community member Krippenreiter noted that adoption has remained remarkably consistent, with around 2,500 new XRPL accounts created every day. Each of these accounts contributes to the network's base reserve by locking away at least 1 XRP.
The latest milestone comes as the XRP Ledger expands beyond its traditional focus on cross-border payments. Ripple and independent developers have positioned XRPL as infrastructure for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), decentralized finance (DeFi), stablecoins, and AI-powered agentic payments.