XRPScan, the service that provides data about the XRP ledger, has officially started a countdown to 100 million ledgers. At press time, the total number of ledgers stands at 99,828,230.
Previous milestones
The XRP Ledger, which was developed by David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb, and Arthur Britto, went live back in June 2012. The network does not require mining or staking, which sets it apart from popular proof-of-work (PoW) or proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains.
The 100 millionth ledger is expected to be closed in the near future, given that the network's average close times are roughly five seconds. Transactions get confirmed with the help of independent validators. For a transaction to get included in the next ledger, 80% of validators have to reach consensus.
As reported by U.Today, the network reached 50 million ledgers in September 2019. The XRPL then added another 10 million within a year.
The popular network then surpassed 80 million ledgers back in May 2023. It then achieved 90 million transactions this August.
Key developments involving XRPL
There have been several notable developments involving the XRP Ledger in 2025.
For instance, the DynamicNFT Amendment made it possible to mint mutable NFTs.
A new proposal also aims to implement batch transactions on the XRP Ledger, which would make it possible to execute multiple operations simultaneously.
On top of that, Ripple launched an EVM sidechain, allowing XRPL assets to work with Ethereum-based smart contracts.
In the meantime, the introduction of permissioned decentralized exchanges (DEXes) makes it possible to set specific conditions for certain domains.
Dan Burgin
Vladislav Sopov
U.Today Editorial Team