Ethereum Hits 200M Wallets as XRPL, USDC, and Chainlink Adoption Grows

Highlights:

• Ethereum hits 200 million non-empty wallets for the first time, according to Santiment. 
• XRPL and USDC also attained significant milestones, with each surpassing 8 million non-empty wallets.
• Santiment explained that the soaring metric reflects renewed interest despite declining cryptocurrency prices. 

On-chain analytical crypto intelligence platform Santiment has reported rising holder activity across major crypto networks. In an X post on Wednesday, the analytical firm stated that Ethereum (ETH), XRP Ledger (XRPL), USDC, and Chainlink (LINK) holder counts attained new heights over the past two weeks, reflecting renewed investors’ interest despite persistent market declines. 

The On-chain analysis showed that non-empty Ethereum wallet addresses exceeded 200 million for the first time. During the same period, XRPL and USDC on Ethereum each surpassed 8 million in non-empty wallet counts. In addition, Chainlink exceeded the 900,000 mark. 

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🪜 Holder counts keep climbing. Over the past two weeks, Ethereum has crossed 200M non-empty wallets for the first time ever, XRP Ledger and USDC (on Ethereum) crossed 8M, and Chainlink… pic.twitter.com/12EAOpGCXx

— Santiment Intelligence (@SantimentData) July 28, 2026

Santiment Highlights Possible Implications as Ethereum Hits 200M in Non-Empty Wallets

Santiment described non-empty wallets as addresses that still hold some amount of cryptocurrency. While a single individual can own multiple wallets, the metric is still widely used to track investors’ activities across a blockchain. 

A steady rise in the number of non-empty wallets suggests that more addresses are holding digital assets using blockchain applications. It also points out that holders remain active rather than exit the network during a quiet market.

Santiment stated: 

“One wallet doesn’t always mean one person, but rising non-empty wallets still show more addresses holding value, using apps, or staying connected through weak price action.”

Rising Global Adoption Drives USDC, XRPL and Chainlink’s Expansion

USDC’s massive wallet growth reflects soaring stablecoin transactions. Circle, the USDC stablecoin issuer, has continued to build partnerships with major financial institutions. These collaborative efforts have helped expand Circle’s banking, custody, payment, and token minting services. 

For example, on July 14, Crypto2Community reported that a Circle affiliate and JCB have partnered to explore cross-border payments, treasury transfers, and retail payments in Japan, using USDC. The pilot program will roll out in phases that will test key components of the proposed payment system.

First, it will test whether USDC can accelerate internal fund transfers among JCB operators across markets. It will also explore the possibilities of using USDC to simplify JCB’s internal treasury management across international operators.

JCB Eyes Cross-Border Efficiency in New Stablecoin Alliance with Circle

Japanese payments giant JCB Co has signed a memorandum of understanding with an affiliate of Circle Internet Group to explore the integration of stablecoin technology into its global payment network.

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— Norbert Gehrke (@norbertgehrke) July 14, 2026

Elsewhere, Crypto2Community reported that Circle has secured full authorization from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a digital asset custody-focused national trust bank. Circle noted that the new setup will operate as Circle National Trust. 

Similarly, Chainlink and XRPL are also recording higher wallet counts as both networks continue to expand their payment services. Earlier this year, Ripple revealed plans to make XRPL quantum-ready by 2028. 

The payment firm believes that long-term quantum risks could threaten dormant crypto assets. Consequently, it rolled out a roadmap, spanning risk studies, testing, and a full shift to quantum-safe signatures. Ripple added that the testing and early development phase will begin this year. 

ETH’s Price Spikes Slightly as Ethereum Hits Major Milestone

At the time of press, Ethereum’s price has spiked 1.8% in the past 24 hours. The asset is changing hands at approximately $1,913. It has a market cap of about $230.98 billion and a trading volume of approximately $10.13 billion. Meanwhile, XRP is trading at about $1.09 following a 2.8% upswing in the past 24 hours. Within the same period, LINK’s price spiked 1.1%, trading at approximately $8.4.