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ZEC $1,128 XRP gets official X account run by Ripple and XRPL Foundation
The new @XRP handle and xrp.org site give the token its own voice, with 111,000 followers in about 13 hours.
Key takeaways
- Followers arrived fast. The account passed 111,000 followers within about 13 hours of its first post.
- Supply is fixed. The xrp.org site says XRP has a fixed supply of 100 billion created in 2012.
- Price barely moved. XRP traded at about $1.30 with an $82.2 billion market cap on Oct. 20.
What happened
Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation have launched an official X account and website for XRP, the token of the XRP Ledger. The account went live with the post "Hello world. It's about time." Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called the launch "a long time coming."
The @XRP handle was created on Oct. 15 and stayed silent for four days. Its first post landed at 16:08 UTC on Oct. 19, and Ripple replied six minutes later. Within three hours the account passed 56,000 followers, and it later cleared 111,000.
The website xrp.org spends much of its first screen explaining what XRP is not. It says XRP is not issued by Ripple, is not a company share and is not mined, and that it has a fixed supply of 100 billion created in 2012.
First $1.52Latest $1.30-14.5% over the period
Points are daily observations, not closing prices.
Why it matters
The account gives XRP its own channel for updates, education and announcements, managed jointly by Ripple and the foundation. It also separates XRP from Ripple, which the two groups were earlier used interchangeably.
The launch came ahead of the Ripple Swell 2026 conference in New York, where leaders plan to discuss tokenization and on-chain finance. The conference runs Oct. 27-29 at The Shed in Manhattan, with roughly 1,500 finance leaders expected.
The reports say the attention has not moved the market yet. XRP traded at about $1.30 with an unchanged $82.2 billion market cap, roughly where it had stayed for days.
What the data shows
The xrp.org site cites settlement in 3 to 5 seconds, fees under a penny and a fixed 100 billion supply created in 2012, with fees burned over time. The reports also say the ledger has run for over 14 years and processed more than $1 trillion in value.
Evernorth, a Nasdaq-listed XRP treasury company, said "something special is planned" for Swell 2026. The report says it plans to deploy 473 million XRP with partners including Ripple, Coinbase and Kraken.
What is still unclear
- The reports say no detailed roadmap has been revealed. Early posts and the website point to education, ecosystem updates and responsible use rather than price speculation.
- The second report describes an Oct. 23 XRP Ledger software upgrade that fixes a security flaw, but its text is cut off before the details are given.
Questions readers ask
Who runs the official XRP X account?
Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation manage the account jointly. It launched with the post "Hello world. It's about time."
How many followers did the XRP account gain?
The account passed 111,000 followers within about 13 hours of its first post, according to the report. It had passed 56,000 within three hours.
Did the XRP price change after the launch?
The report says the excitement had not moved the chart, with XRP trading at about $1.30 and an unchanged $82.2 billion market cap.
What does xrp.org say about XRP?
The site says XRP is not issued by Ripple, is not a company share and is not mined. It also cites a fixed supply of 100 billion created in 2012.
