XRP Ledger’s Entire Carbon Footprint Equals Just 1 Transatlantic Flight: Research

While critics slam crypto for massive energy waste, XRP Ledger’s numbers tell a different ￰0￱ data from an XRP Ledger dUNL Validator highlights XRPL’s minimal environmental ￰1￱ Ledger’s Energy Efficiency The entire network’s carbon footprint equals just one Boeing 747 transatlantic flight, while a single XRPL transaction uses electricity comparable to powering an LED light for merely one ￰2￱ of September 1st, the network recorded annual emissions of just 63 tCO₂e, with each transaction producing a mere 8.1 mgCO₂e. Electricity usage was equally minimal, and recorded 493,677 kWh annually, with each transaction consuming only 0.020 ￰3￱ to the XRPL’s official website, the XRP Ledger is the world’s first major global carbon-neutral public blockchain, which is designed to remain eco-friendly without compromising security, decentralization, or ￰4￱ traditional blockchains, XRPL’s consensus mechanism eliminates energy-intensive mining, and the small amount of energy it consumes is offset with carbon credits through EW Zero, an open-source tool that enables blockchains to decarbonize by purchasing renewable energy across the ￰5￱ Milestones The XRP Ledger closed the second quarter of 2025 on a record-setting note, particularly in real-world assets (RWAs), where the network’s market cap hit $131.6 million, according to ￰6￱ growth was driven by new launches announced at XRPL Apex in Singapore, including Ondo’s OUSG tokenized treasury fund, Guggenheim’s digital commercial paper, and Ctrl Alt’s tokenized real ￰7￱ RWAs provided momentum, overall network activity presented a mixed ￰8￱ user engagement slowed, as evidenced by a 41% drop in average daily active addresses to 75,200, while new addresses plunged 46.2% to 305,800.

Daily transactions also fell 20% to 1.6 million. However, total addresses grew 4% quarter-on-quarter to 6.5 million, while year-over-year metrics remained impressive, with daily active addresses up 165.5% and new addresses surging 219.8%. Stablecoins remained a bright spot, led by Ripple’s RLUSD, which jumped 49% quarter-on-quarter to a $65.9 million market cap, and managed to cement its place as the largest XRPL ￰9￱ ecosystem further expanded with new launches like Circle’s USDC, USDB, EURØP, and XSGD. Meanwhile, NFTs made a strong comeback, as daily transactions surged almost 227%, owing to a tenfold rise in minting activity under the XLS-20 standard, which rose to nearly 13.5 million mints.