XRP Community Debates Higher Fees
The XRP Ledger community is debating whether transaction fees should be increased to accelerate XRP burns. The discussion followed a proposal to raise the XRPL base fee by 10 or even 100 times. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz opposed the idea, arguing that higher fee revenue is not necessarily a useful measure of blockchain performance. Every XRPL transaction fee is permanently burned, so higher fees would increase the burn rate, but they would also make transfers more expensive for users. Schwartz emphasized that low-cost transactions are one of XRPL’s key advantages, particularly for cross-border payments and institutional settlement. Any change would require a protocol amendment and sufficient support from network validators, meaning no immediate fee increase is planned. For xbit.money users, the debate is worth watching because changes to transaction costs could affect the practical cost of moving XRP. Track the latest XRP rate and check exchange conditions before making a transaction.