A viewer asked: Since XRP can only handle 1500 TPS, is that the reason the price has to be high in order to scale? This recording is Jake Claver's answer, in full and unedited.
The written explainer for this subject lives on jakeclaver.com: how the XRP Ledger works.
What this recording covers
Claver addresses the question of whether throughput limitations on the XRP Ledger require higher token values to achieve global transaction scale. In response, he explains that transaction capacity does not depend on unit market figures, but rather on specific technical scaling mechanisms being implemented on the network. First, Claver notes an amendment designed to introduce batch payment processing directly on the ledger. Second, citing technical explanations from Matt Hamilton, he highlights the implementation of subnets, which can function in either an implicit or explicit capacity. Claver explains that these subnet structures enable the network to process transactions across layered architectures, allowing total transaction throughput to expand to theoretically unlimited levels. Through batching and subnet partitioning, the ledger resolves transaction capacity bottlenecks through protocol engineering rather than asset unit mechanics.
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