Ex-Ripple exec on XRP’s 13M AI payments: What’s next?

The XRP Ledger has surpassed 13 million AI-powered payments through the x402 protocol, with RippleX engineering head J. Ayo Akinyele reporting increased activity among automated payment services using XRP and Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin. XRP Ledger surpassed 13 million x402 agent payments, according to RippleX engineering chief Akinyele recently. RippleX reported 166 registered x402 merchants, while a later tracker listed 168 participating merchants total. Former Ripple executive Chandler Fang expects more real businesses to accept XRP and RLUSD payments. Ripple introduced its AI Starter Kit in June, supporting automated x402 transactions using XRP, RLUSD.

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