• XRP Ledger has now closed over 82 million total ledgers, reaching another major usage milestone for the Ripple ecosystem.
• The number of XRP accounts continues to grow, recently hitting an all-time high of 4.75 million.
• Beyond usage metrics, new developments like the Layer-2 platform Evernode show the XRPL is evolving with additional functionality.

The XRP Ledger (XRPL), the underlying blockchain behind the XRP cryptocurrency, has now closed over 82 million total ledgers. According to tracker XRPL Services, the exact ledger index recently reached 82,043,421, crossing another major milestone. This comes just over a month after XRPL closed its 81 millionth ledger.

The continuous growth in closed ledgers reflects over a decade of ongoing activity since the XRPL was first created in 2012. The ecosystem also recently celebrated 11 years since its founding this past June.

In additional milestones, the number of XRP accounts has hit a new record high of 4.75 million. Over 58 billion XRP are held across these accounts, with around 1 million containing no XRP balances.

Beyond the ledger achievements, the XRPL ecosystem continues to evolve with new functionalities. Layer-2 smart contract platform Evernode recently announced upgrades ahead of its planned September 1st snapshot.

The changes aim to improve reliability for hosts running multiple Evernode tenant contracts by preventing them from being blocked as denial-of-service attacks.

With development ongoing and core usage metrics still rising, proponents view the XRPL as cementing itself as one of the most utilized public blockchains. The sustained activity underscores the real-world utility underpinning XRP’s usage and role.