XRP Ledger fees fall below $400 per day as network activity declines
The XRP Ledger generated less than $400 in fees on June 11, 2026, despite processing more than 1 million transactions during the day. Against this backdrop, analysts point to a continued decline in network activity and weakening user interest in the blockchain.
According to DefiLlama, the figure was among the lowest recorded by major blockchain networks. For comparison, Bitcoin generated more than $183,000 in fees over the same period, Ethereum collected over $323,000, and Tron generated more than $1 million.
The numbers remain modest even over longer time frames. Over the past week, XRP Ledger generated about $3,100 in fees, while monthly fees totaled roughly $16,000.
One of XRP Ledger's unique features is that transaction fees are not paid to validators but are instead burned. However, in dollar terms, they remain a comparable indicator of network activity and demand for blockchain usage.
According to Glassnode, daily fee volume on the network declined by approximately 89% throughout 2025.
Fees by design
Experts note that the network's architecture is the main reason behind such low fee generation. Every transaction on XRP Ledger requires the destruction of a small amount of XRP as a mechanism to prevent spam.The base fee is just 0.00001 XRP per transaction. Even with 1 million transactions processed per day, users collectively spend only a few dozen dollars on fees.
Unlike Bitcoin and Ethereum, where transaction costs depend on network congestion and competition for block space, XRP Ledger fees remain nearly unchanged even during periods of elevated activity.
As a result, growth in transaction volume does not significantly increase the number of tokens burned. The network can therefore process large numbers of transactions while generating very little fee revenue.
XRP Ledger activity continues to decline
Low fees are not the only challenge facing XRP Ledger. User activity has also been steadily declining over the past year.Researchers have also pointed to a decline in the number of active addresses. Analysts previously reported that the figure fell by roughly 80% during the first half of 2025, indicating lower levels of user engagement.
Despite XRP's market capitalization of about $69 billion, most of its value continues to be driven by investment demand, while network usage metrics remain well below those of leading blockchain platforms.
Earlier, former Ripple CTO David Schwartz said the current version of XRP Ledger is incapable of processing 1,500 transactions per second.
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