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Ripple’s XRP Ledger Surpasses 8 Million Accounts Amid Varied Price Forecasts
Overall sentiment: Positive
Open original · Kurt Robson Thu, July 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM GMT+3 5 min read
Published Jul 16, 2026 · Retrieved Jul 16, 2026
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- XRP Ledger exceeded 8 million activated accounts as of July 15, 2026 Newsworthy Reliable Positive
- More than $4 billion in real-world assets tokenized on XRP Ledger with AI agents completing over one million transactions Newsworthy Reliable Positive
- Daily active XRP addresses dropped to a 2026 low near 25,350, indicating slowed network activity Newsworthy Reliable Negative
- New wallet creation slowed to about 2,300 daily accounts since March, down from 4,800 in Q3 2025 Newsworthy Reliable Negative
- Motley Fool analyst Dominic Basulto lowered his XRP price target to around $3, a 173% rise from $1.10 Newsworthy Reliable Positive
- Basulto cautions that stablecoins like Ripple's RLUSD could limit XRP's role as a bridge asset Relevant Reliable Positive
- Other analysts predict much higher XRP targets: Javon Marks foresees $21 or even $152 price points Newsworthy Plausible Positive
- Eight million activated accounts do not equate to eight million individual users due to exchanges and multiple accounts per person Relevant Reliable Neutral
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Type: standard news · Analysis confidence: 95%