XDC Pulse highlights record 27.7M transactions and a bold QAIX ecosystem launch
TL;DR
- XDC recorded 27.7 million transactions in August 2026, the highest monthly record in the network’s history, 50% more than six months ago.
- The validator ecosystem grew 26% in the last quarter and surpassed 320 nodes, with additions from Hex Trust, Clear Street, and LinkPool.
- QAIX, the quantum computing and artificial intelligence alliance built on the network, launched with a main headquarters in Manhattan and presence across several U.S. innovation hubs.
The XDC network closed August 2026 with its best historical performance in on-chain activity: 27.7 million transactions processed in a single month, representing a 50% increase compared to the previous six months.
This record reflects strong expansion across key segments such as real-world assets, trade finance, enterprise applications, payments, and AI-driven agentic economy.
XDC AI: Ecosystem of Autonomous Payments
The growth of XDC AI was one of the highlights of the month. The initiative combines the x402 payment standard with gasless settlement in USDC, enabling artificial intelligence agents to discover services and pay per request autonomously. Ritesh Kakkad, co-founder of the network, appeared on the Decrypt podcast to present the network’s vision as payment infrastructure for an economy where AI agents operate independently.
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