Ripple is partnering with Stripe-owned Privy to let developers embed XRP Ledger wallets in payment apps, so customers can transfer XRP, the RLUSD stablecoin and other assets without managing separate crypto wallets. The integration could also let AI agents hold funds and automatically pay for online data and services, and a Ripple executive said such payments make up about 25% of XRP Ledger activity. Each new account, however, must receive the network's minimum reserve of 1 XRP to activate, even if it is only used for stablecoin payments. XRPL AI Hub data showed more than 14.3 million cumulative transactions across 169 merchants, but total value was only about 6,991 XRP and 12,752 RLUSD, indicating most payments are very small.
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Relevance: medium
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $81.8B |
| Close on 10/13/2026 | 1.36610 |
| Change that session | +1.78% |
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