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After a slowdown earlier this month, daily payment transactions on the XRP Ledger are surpassing the psychologically significant 1 million mark. For XRP, which has been trapped in a long phase of consolidation while larger cryptocurrency markets try to regain momentum, the on-chain activity recovery comes at a crucial time.
Ledger is above key bullish thresholds
The most recent XRP Ledger data shows that, after momentarily declining toward the 700,000 range in mid-May, payment counts significantly increased. Despite declining market sentiment and slowing price performance, the network has now recovered to over 1 million daily payments, indicating that transactional activity on the ledger remains robust.
Because XRP Ledger usage had begun to appear alarming, the sudden recovery is significant. There were concerns earlier this month that both real transactional demand and speculative interest were waning simultaneously because activity metrics were steadily declining. Instead, the bounce above the 1 million threshold indicates that the network still maintains a relatively active user base and liquidity flow.
Downtrend is yet to end
The price chart for XRP, however, continues to show caution rather than overt optimism. The price of XRP is still trading within a larger declining structure, with the price close to the lower support zone at $1.30. The 50-day and 100-day moving averages, two important trends that continue to serve as dynamic resistance levels, are still above the asset. Additionally, momentum indicators such as RSI continue to be comparatively muted, indicating that buyers have not yet fully regained control.
At the same time, despite persistent pressure from sellers, XRP has avoided a total collapse. Because the larger cryptocurrency market is also going through a transition, stability is important in the current climate. Following a recent attempt at recovery, Bitcoin has stalled below significant resistance, while altcoins continue to perform inconsistently.
However, XRP's rebounding ledger activity might provide a crucial indication that network usage is not declining in tandem with price.
In the past, early stages of accumulation have occasionally been identified by periods when on-chain activity stabilizes prior to price recovery. In the upcoming weeks, XRP may start constructing a more resilient recovery structure if transactions on the XRP Ledger remain above the one million mark while overall market conditions improve.
Dan Burgin
