XRP Ledger AI Services Exceed 5,400 Across More Than 190 Merchants - Bitcoin News
AI agents can now access over 5,400 services on the XRP Ledger, with more than 193 merchants accepting XRP and RLUSD for digital offerings.
Payment infrastructure developer t54 announced on Nov. 13 that AI agents could purchase more than 5,400 live services on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The expanding directory connects automated buyers with providers accepting both XRP and Ripple's dollar-backed RLUSD stablecoin for computing, data, and other digital services.
Dashboard figures checked on Nov. 13 showed the XRPL AI Hub listed 193 merchants offering 5,410 services, with 15,692,399 settled payments and more than $78,000 in cumulative settled value. The platform counts individual offerings, allowing one merchant to provide multiple services.
Growth in Agent Payments
The hub launched in July when agent payments approached 1 million. By Oct. 3, tracked activity had reached nearly 12 million x402 payments. J. Ayo Akinyele, head of engineering at RippleX, identified data purchases and AI model use as leading applications, with offerings covering financial data, risk, and credit.
More services mean more reasons to pay in XRP and RLUSD.
Payment Process and Pricing
Under the x402 payment standard, providers return price and payment requirements before supplying a service. t54's facilitator acts as a payment intermediary, verifying transactions against requirements and submitting them to XRPL while the payer retains control of private keys.
Ripple's XRPL AI Starter Kit includes x402 support, allowing agents to purchase API access, computing, and AI inference with XRP or RLUSD. Providers set their own prices, with examples including AI model access at 0.0005 RLUSD per request and cryptocurrency token analysis at 0.001 XRP per request.
Monid Tool Router joined the hub on Oct. 20 with more than 2,600 pay-per-call offerings from over 80 providers. Ripple has also joined the Linux Foundation-backed x402 standards group as a premier member, alongside companies like Visa, Stripe, Google, and Mastercard.
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