WEEK IN REVIEW

Ripple's North Star, XRP, climbed to $1.48 amid institutional buy-up, with a 7.40% 24-hour move Source: https://blog.terramike.com/posts/xrp-market-update-ripple-s-north-star-climbs-to-1-48-amid-institutional-buy-up. Ripple says asset managers are preparing for XRP Ledger's next payments upgrade, which can make linked asset and payment transfers succeed together or fail together Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/19/ripple-says-asset-managers-are-preparing-for-xrp-ledger-s-next-payments-upgrade. Ripple has entered a major partnership with Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) to launch Absa Digital Asset Custody in Africa Source: https://u.today/ripple-executive-reveals-new-partnership-to-launch-digital-asset-custody-in-africa.

Cardano joined Solana and XRP Ledger in the race to power AI agent payments, further solidifying its position in the market Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/21/cardano-joins-solana-xrp-ledger-in-race-to-power-ai-agent-payments. Ripple technology has been integrated into Absa Digital Asset Custody, providing institutional clients in South Africa with bank-grade digital asset safeguards Source: https://crypto.news/ripple-powers-absa-digital-asset-custody-launch/. Evernorth added a $30 million boost ahead of the Nasdaq vote, with proceeds planned for XRP and ecosystem activities Source: https://crypto.news/evernorth-adds-30m-boost-ahead-of-nasdaq-vote/.

XRP Ledger's Batch upgrade, which would allow users to bundle up to eight transactions, has been delayed until October 9 due to a brief drop in validator support Source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/26/xrp-ledger-s-batch-upgrade-slips-to-oct-9-after-validator-support-resets. Ripple's RLUSD supply has reached a circulating supply of approximately $2.49 billion, with the value of stablecoins on the XRP Ledger rising by about 6% in a week Source: https://crypto.news/ripples-rlusd-supply-nears-2-5b-xrpl-stablecoins-climb/.

VALIDATOR SECTOR

The official XRPL Foundation repositories reported the following xrpld package streams: - stable (Debian): xrpld 3.4.1-1 — published 2026-09-25T14:14:23.948Z - stable (RPM): xrpld 3.4.1-1.el9 — published 2026-09-25T14:14:20.033Z - release candidate (Debian): xrpld 3.4.0~rc1-1 — published 2026-09-03T21:51:53.203Z - beta (Debian): xrpld 3.4.0~b3-1 — published 2026-08-27T19:29:05.721Z - development (Debian): xrpld 3.5.0~b0-1202.20260925gitd6df33f — published 2026-09-25T07:44:53.620Z

Package publication is release information; it does not prove validator adoption or network health. Review the official XRPL Foundation package repositories.

TERRAMIKE’S TAKE

XRP is showing $1.5300 with a -0.87% 24-hour move. The headline worth reading is “Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP that Ripple cannot freeze.” The useful part is the separation: price data tells us what moved, news tells us what was reported, and supply or NFT figures add context without becoming a crystal ball. I’m keeping the future tense on a short leash because a chart is a receipt with mood lighting, not a magic eight ball. Read the links, keep the caveats, and let the record do the teaching.

HISTORICAL NOTES