XRP market capitalization grows 1.9% in the first quarter of 2025 as XRPL adoption increases

XRP market capitalization increased 1.9% in the first quarter of 2025 to USD 121.6 billion.

BTC, ETH and combined sun lost 22% in market capitalization during the same period.

XRPL’s active directions grew 142% to 134,600.

The foundations of the XRP network experienced a remarkable expansion in the first quarter of 2025, with Ripple Labs by capitalizing the growth of infrastructure and institutional adoption to consolidate its position in the market.

According to a Messari report Published in early May, XRP was the only important cryptocurrency among the four main market capitalization that recorded profits in the first quarter, with an increase of 1.9% quarter after quarter.

On the contrary, the combined capitalization of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana fell 22% during the same period.

The report also stressed that all the measurable network metrics of XRP LEDger (XRPL) increased per second consecutive quarter, a rare event since Messari began to track XRPL in the first quarter of 2023.

The growth trend was reinforced by the acquisition by Ripple of the main correcuría Hidden Road and the launch of the test network of the XRPL EVM side chain.

The activity of users and XRPL nodes experience sudden increases

The average number of active daily addresses in XRPL reached 134,600 in the first quarter, which marks an increase of 142% quarter after quarter.

Messari said that this level of user participation indicates a sustained interest by both long -standing participants and the new participants.

The total of new directions registered in the quarter stood at 568,300, which represents an increase of 12% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and 210% compared to the same quarter last year.

A similar growth trend was observed in transactional activity. The average daily transactions increased by 13% compared to the quarter before 2.04 million. Payment transactions, which had fallen 8% in the fourth quarter of 2024, recounted 36% intertrmetral to 1.12 million.

The addresses of the daily receptors increased by 168% to 127,800, exceeding the 14.5% increase in daily senders. This pattern is usually indicative of a participation driven by the Airdrop, in which inactive portfolios are reactivated to receive tokens distributions.

Infrastructure growth was even more pronounced. The number of active nodes went from 886 in the fourth quarter to 9,498 in the first quarter of 2025, which represents an increase of 972%.

This drastic increase suggests greater interest in decentralized validation and a better support for the scalability of the network.

The USD 1.25 billion Ripple agreement with Hidden Road promotes the scosystem of the ecosystem

On April 8, Ripple announced the acquisition of Hidden Road for USD 1.25 billion, which makes it the first cryptocurrency company to have a main brokerage platform.

The measure is considered part of the Ripple strategy to deepen the cases of XRPL business use and facilitate a broader adoption of the Native Ripple Stablecoin, RLUSD.

As part of the integration, Hidden Road will use XRPL for the operations after the negotiation and accept RLUSD, the Stablocoin backed by USD of Ripple, as a guarantee. Rlusd itself saw its market capitalization 304% in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 25.9 million dollars in the XRPL.

This reflects the growing institutional confidence in the Ripple infrastructure as a means for the transfer of value and liquidation.

Increase compatibility with EVM and the integration of global payments

The XRPL ecosystem extended its technical reach with the launch of the XRPL EVM side chain test network on March 31. Once it is launched on the main network in the second quarter of 2025, this update will allow developers to deploy smart contracts compatible with Ethereum using the XRPL consensus mechanism.

The measure is expected to attract decentralized finance developers (DEFI) that are looking for alternatives to the high gas rates and Ethereum’s scalability bottlenecks.

Meanwhile, global institutions continue to integrate the Ripple cross -border payment system. In the first quarter of 2025, Zand Bank and the Fintech Mamo platform, both based in the United Arab Emirates, adopted Ripple Payments to facilitate international transactions.

These developments suggest a growing preference for Ripple Blockchain infrastructure between regulated financial entities, particularly in emerging markets that seek quick and low -cost remittances solutions.

Although the XRP price increased only 0.5% in the first quarter of 2025, the growth of market capitalization was largely driven by an increase of 1.4% in the circulating offer.

However, the sustained increase in activity, the creation of addresses and institutional support suggests a deeper participation of the network beyond speculative trade.