XRP Ledger Hits New Historic Milestone, Crosses 83 Million Blocks
08.10.2023
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has reached new heights amid persistent developments, recently crossing the 83 million ledger mark as its latest milestone.
The XRPL’s recent achievement comes 11 years after its inception, demonstrating the rapid growth and development of the permissionless blockchain, which offers low-cost and fast transactions for various use cases.
XRPScan, one of the most prominent XRPL chain explorers, first highlighted the feat. In a recent post on X, the team behind the explorer confirmed that the XRPL hit this milestone on Oct. 5. On-chain data confirms that the ledger close occurred at precisely 03:52 (UTC).
XRP Ledger successfully closed 83 millionth ledger a few moments ago: https://t.co/USQVIHBcmY https://t.co/HwDv3m2nHb pic.twitter.com/wuwTZBMtGx
— XRPScan (@xrpscan) October 5, 2023
Notably, the 83 millionth ledger close occurred a few weeks after the network hit the 82 million threshold on Aug. 21. This indicates that the XRP Ledger processed a whopping 1 million blocks within six weeks and 3 million blocks since May 27.
Data from XRPScan further reveals that the network now boasts 83,025,273 blocks, having processed an additional 25,273 blocks a mere 24 hours after it crossed the 83 million milestone.