With the recent rapid rise of XRP, a new type of on-chain activity related to XRP Ledger has begun to adjust its settlement methods. Data shows that in transactions conducted through agents for AI, the use of RLUSD has significantly increased, while the proportion of settlements using the native token XRP has declined.

Double the trading volume of RLUSD within 7 days

According to the XRPL AI Hub dashboard, in the past 7 days, the settlement volume completed by AI agent using Ripple USD (RLUSD) has increased by 103%, reaching 135.99 units. During the same period, the transaction volume settled using XRP decreased by 6%, to 214.10 units.

If calculated in US dollar value, XRP still dominates at present. Based on the price of approximately $1.41 mentioned in the text, the trading volume corresponding to XRP is about $300, while RLUSD is around $130.

Price fluctuations drive up automation costs

This set of changes occurred after a significant upward trend during the period of XRP. Reports mention that during XRP's push towards $1.50, the price revaluation exceeded 40%. For AI scripts that require continuous trading, the increase in the underlying token price will directly raise operating costs.

If the system needs to handle high-frequency requests, fluctuations in token prices can affect the established API, server costs, and execution budgets. In such cases, switching to stablecoins denominated in US dollars is more conducive to controlling expenses.

AI The total trading volume is still growing.

Although the absolute scale of RLUSD is still smaller than that of XRP, transactions related to AI have not slowed down. In the past 7 days, the total number of transactions in this field has increased by 51%, reaching 378,720.

This means that the automated system did not reduce its activities due to the rise in XRP, but instead diversified payment risks by increasing the proportion of stablecoins used. The report also mentioned that the settlement curve over the past month maintained a linear growth until August 19th, after which the rate of increase changed, coinciding with the timing of the rise in XRP.

In terms of scale, the amount involved in this ecosystem is still not large, totaling only a few hundred dollars at present. However, in the context of automated payments on the blockchain, RLUSD is being used as a volatility buffer, indicating that the practical use of stablecoins in AI proxy settlement is on the increase.