<p>The new official <a href="https://x.com/XRP" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@XRP</a> account on X is drawing one of the fastest follower surges in crypto. According to <a href="https://x.com/jacqmelinek" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@jacqmelinek</a>, it took only 6.5 hours from her posting the question "how fast can the new <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24XRP&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$XRP</a> account hit 100k followers" for the account to pass that milestone. Managed by <a href="https://x.com/Ripple" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@Ripple</a> and the XRP Ledger Foundation, the page has given the XRP community a long-awaited official voice.</p>
<h2 id="a-first-official-account-after-14-years">A first official account after 14 years</h2>
<p>The <a href="https://x.com/XRP" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@XRP</a> account went live on October 19. <cite>XRP launched its official X account, <a href="https://x.com/XRP" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@XRP</a>, on Oct. 19, more than 14 years after the cryptocurrency's creation.</cite><cite>The account is jointly managed by Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation, according to its profile.</cite></p>
<p><cite>Its debut featured a 10-second video displaying the XRP logo alongside a brief greeting: "hello, world. It's about time."</cite><cite>Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse welcomed the account, describing its arrival as long overdue, while the XRP Ledger Foundation called it a new era for the cryptocurrency's online presence.</cite></p>
<p>Before the launch, the community relied on informal channels. <cite>For years, the XRP community relied on a patchwork of unofficial accounts, community-run pages, and individual posts from Ripple executives, and no single account carried the authority to speak for the broader XRP Ledger ecosystem.</cite></p>
<h2 id="follower-growth-and-what-it-means">Follower growth and what it means</h2>
<p>Early follower counts varied depending on when they were captured. <cite>Follower counts reported in early coverage ranged from about 21,700 to more than 111,000.</cite><cite>Bitcoin.com reported that the account passed 111,000 followers within about 13 hours of its first post.</cite><cite>Its first post drew 3.2 million views, while XRP held near $1.30 with an $82 billion market cap.</cite></p>
<p>The surge points to sustained engagement from the XRP Army, the term used for the token's large retail community, in 2026. It is also a notable result for an account that, per Bitcoin.com, is run by a company and a nonprofit foundation rather than by a fan page.</p>
<p>The launch is unlikely to change how the network operates. <cite>The account does not change token supply or ledger governance.</cite> Some in the community have read the timing as a signal of coming news. <cite>CaptainAltcoin noted there is no evidence the account itself signals a new product, XRP distribution, protocol change or undisclosed announcement.</cite><cite>The launch comes one week before Ripple's Swell 2026 conference, scheduled for October 27 to 29 in New York City.</cite></p>
<h2 id="sources">Sources</h2>
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 <li><a href="https://www.ccn.com/news/crypto/xrp-official-x-account-ripple-xrpl-foundation/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CCN: XRP finally gets its own official X account</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-news/xrp-official-x-account-110k-followers/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bitcoin.com News: 111K followers showed up overnight</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://captainaltcoin.com/xrp-finally-gets-its-own-official-x-account-ripple-is-behind-it/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CaptainAltcoin: XRP gets its own official X account</a></li>
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