Expert Warns XRP Investors of “ Extremely Mediocre” Growth Next to Solana’s 100x Activity Surge
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Solana Foundation manager Vibhu cautioned XRP investors about the token’s slower growth compared to Solana’s. This comes amid calls for a debate between the two networks. Expert Says Solana Is Far Ahead of XRP in Network Growth In a post on X, Vibhu called attention to what he described as “extremely mediocre” growth on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The expert highlighted data suggesting the network has failed to keep pace with broader market growth. According to figures he cited from XRPSCAN, the daily active accounts on the XRP Ledger have remained roughly 25,000 for the past three years. In comparison, Solana is averaging more than 2.5 million daily active users, a 100x gap. Source: XRPScan Additionally, XRP processes about 1.5 million transactions per day, while Solana handles around 100 million. On-chain volume comparisons also show that XRP’s monthly transfer volume stands between $50 billion and $60 billion, while Solana’s stablecoin transactions alone reached nearly $2 trillion in October. This level of activity has attracted the institutional interest of Wall Street. CoinGape previously reported that Western Union plans to launch a Solana-backed stablecoin. The company aims to roll out the token by 2026. Vibhu dismissed claims that bots inflate Solana’s metrics. He noted that data from analytics firm Blockworks excludes wash volume. “Given that both XRPL and Solana have low transaction fees, there’s no reason one would attract bots more than the other,” he argued. However, the XRPL has made recent technical upgrades. Developers recently introduced the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) standard. This is designed to simplify the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). XRP Community Divided Over Ledger’s Growth The Ripple community is growing increasingly divided over the current state of the XRPL. This occurs as discussions concerning its long-term potential and slow network activity heat up. Some investors have argued that…
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