XRP community hit by 11.5 million airdrop scam posts, XRPL Foundation's Vet says
In brief
- XRPL Foundation's Vet counted about 11.5 million X posts targeting XRP users over 30 days
- The 11.5 million figure comes from Vet's own X API analysis, not an official count
- U.Today reported no loss figures and named no operators
- RWA.xyz data shows $642.64 million in distributed RWAs on XRPL
What Vet's count shows
Vet shared the figure in an X post, writing that he'd been "doing some X analytics with their API." It's his own tally, not an audited or official count. The analysis tracked posts aimed specifically at the XRP community over a 30-day window, though the report doesn't explain how individual posts were classified.
The number is still a big one.
"In the last 30 days about 11.5 million (!!) posts were made targeting specifically the XRP community to scam them with reward and airdrop promises."
That's how Vet described what he found. U.Today's report doesn't include a loss figure, and it doesn't name anyone behind the posts.
How these offers typically work
According to U.Today, scammers are trying to cash in on growing interest in XRP by dangling free tokens and rewards (often framed as exclusive airdrops). The outlet said the aim is to get users to connect wallets to malicious websites or sign harmful transactions, and in some cases to reveal sensitive wallet information. That's U.Today's general description of how this kind of scam works; it isn't a finding from Vet's analysis.
The ledger's numbers, for context
Separately, RWA.xyz data cited by U.Today shows the XRP Ledger holding $642.64 million in distributed real-world assets across 2,497 holders, with Franklin Templeton as the largest distributed platform. Distributed RWA value grew 28.81% from $498.90 million in the 30 days to November 6, 2026, and all of that growth came from Franklin Templeton's sgBENJI, whose XRPL balance rose by about $144 million while other distributed assets were flat. Another $5.21 billion is recorded as represented assets, which RWA.xyz counts separately. Holders grew 0.20%, represented value fell 0.38%, and XRPL carries 456 RWAs.
Stablecoins don't all point the same way. XRPL held $926.60 million in stablecoins across 75,840 holders (down 22.91% over 30 days), while stablecoin transfers totaled $9.30 billion over the same window, up 63.56%.
Nothing in the report ties any of these on-chain figures to the posts Vet counted.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the 11.5 million scam post figure come from?
It comes from Hussein Zangana (Vet), director of community at the XRP Ledger Foundation, who said in an X post that he ran analytics using X's API. He counted about 11.5 million posts over 30 days that targeted the XRP community with reward and airdrop promises. It's his own informal analysis, not an official count.
What do airdrop scams targeting XRP users try to do?
According to U.Today, scammers offer free tokens, rewards and exclusive airdrops to exploit growing interest in XRP. The outlet said the goal is to get users to connect wallets to malicious websites, sign harmful transactions or reveal sensitive wallet information. That's general context from U.Today, not a finding of Vet's analysis.
Are the XRPL real-world asset figures linked to the scam posts?
No link was reported. U.Today cited RWA.xyz data showing $642.64 million in distributed real-world assets on the XRP Ledger across 2,497 holders, with Franklin Templeton the largest platform. Those figures are presented as separate context about the ledger.
