Overview
- Former Ripple developer relations lead Matt Hamilton signaled he would participate in the livestream after Solana Foundation manager Vibhu issued the challenge on X, though the date, host and format remain unconfirmed.
- Vibhu’s cited metrics show Solana averaging roughly 2.5 million daily active accounts versus about 25,000 on XRPL, processing about 100 million daily transactions versus roughly 1–1.5 million on XRPL.
- Reported value transfer comparisons highlight Solana stablecoin transfers near $2 trillion in October per Blockworks, against roughly $50–60 billion in total monthly transfers on the XRP Ledger.
- Responding to claims of inflated activity, Vibhu argued that bot or wash-driven volume is not supported by data and said the referenced Solana figures exclude wash transactions according to Blockworks.
- XRP community figures pushed back that the chains serve different purposes, while coverage also notes ongoing XRPL initiatives such as the MPT tokenization framework, a Nasdaq listing for Evernorth, and the GTreasury acquisition, alongside reports that Western Union is developing a Solana-based stablecoin for 2026.