TLDR

The XRP Ledger sustained over 140 transactions per second during peak activity.
Validator Vet said settlement times held steady between three and four seconds.
The XRP/RLUSD pair drove most decentralized exchange transactions.
Ripple launched a $550,000 attackathon with Sherlock for XRPL features.
XRP Community Night Paris will take place on April 15 at Solum.

The XRP Ledger(XRPL) processed a sharp rise in transactions while keeping fees in cents and settlement within seconds. Validator Vet reported that the network sustained over 140 transactions per second during the peak. He said blocks carried up to 987 transactions, yet performance stayed stable throughout the day.

XRP Ledger Handles Surge as DEX Bots Drive Volume

Vet said the XRP Ledger maintained consistent settlement times between three and four seconds. He explained that fees remained negligible and countable in cents despite the load.

He stated that the decentralized exchange drove most of the activity during the spike. According to Vet, the XRP/RLUSD pair accounted for nearly all DEX transactions.

He said bots dominated the order books on both sides of the market. These bots created and canceled offers rapidly using the same OfferSequence.

Vet explained that market makers adjusted prices by replacing previous offers. He added that automated systems kept both buy and sell walls active.

The XRP network handled a big wave of transactions today, fees are cents and consistent 3-4 sec settlement time.

This is financial infrastructure that scales.

Sustained over 140 TPS and blocks with up to 987 transactions!

Here’s how the XRP DEX was at the center of it:

> You… pic.twitter.com/dvleRoMNIq

— Vet (@Vet_X0) April 10, 2026

He described a pattern where volume started low and rose sharply later in the day. However, he confirmed that the XRP Ledger handled the surge without disruption.

Vet introduced the term “Ghost Wall” to describe certain order book behavior. He said some bots used spoofing tactics to create fake liquidity depth.

He explained that these spoofing bots placed offers without real backing liquidity. As a result, they aimed to influence pricing and trigger slippage for other traders.

Vet said arbitrage bots sometimes executed trades into empty liquidity. He noted that such actions formed part of the day’s DEX-driven surge.

XRP Ledger Roadmap Gets $550,000 Security Audit Push

Ripple announced a $550,000 attackathon in partnership with Sherlock. The program will begin next week and focus on upcoming XRP Ledger features.

Sherlock and RippleX will run a two-week feature-unlock security review. The initiative will test new protocol components before wider release.

JA Akinyele, Ripple’s head of engineering, addressed the upcoming review. He said, “This move will help detect bugs in upcoming features and harden the XRPL protocol.”

The audit contest will invite security researchers to examine the codebase. Ripple confirmed that rewards will total $550,000 for validated findings.

The company scheduled the review ahead of new feature rollouts. It stated that the process aims to strengthen network reliability through structured testing.

Meanwhile, the XRP community plans an in-person gathering in Paris. Organizers will host XRP Community Night Paris on April 15.

 

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Filed under: News - @ April 10, 2026 1:27 pm