XDC Network processed a record 27.7 million transactions in July 2026, lifting its lifetime total above 1 billion since the mainnet launched in June 2019. The monthly figure was 50% higher than the prior six-month period, underscoring faster activity on a blockchain built for enterprise use cases rather than retail trading. XDC targets trade finance settlement, real-world asset tokenization and ISO 20022 compliance for interoperability with traditional banking infrastructure. The chain can handle up to 2,000 transactions per second, with finality of about six seconds, while average throughput in July 2026 reached up to 18.7 TPS, leaving substantial unused capacity. Stablecoin settlement has become a notable part of network usage, with more than $1.3 billion in USDC transactions processed on-chain. XDC has also been running trade finance pilots using vLEI (verifiable legal entity identifier, a digital corporate identity framework), which lets companies prove their legal identity cryptographically on-chain. The network expanded its validator set in 2026 with Animoca Brands, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL and Republic, a sign the chain is being assessed as infrastructure. XDC uses a hybrid blockchain model with private subnetworks that keep sensitive data off the public ledger while anchoring activity to a shared settlement layer. Its partnership with Stripe and Bridge on stablecoin settlement adds to that institutional positioning. XDC traded near $0.030 as of May 2026, versus an all-time high of about $0.19 in 2021.