Wietse Wind, founder of Xaman development team XRPL Labs, has called for a reduction in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) account reserve fee.

Taking to X, Wind recently explained why he supports reducing the account reserve from 10 XRP (about $5.50) to 1 XRP ($0.55), a 90% drop. His argument centers on making the XRPL more accessible, especially to users and projects in regions with lower purchasing power.

Currently, the XRPL requires users to hold a reserve of 10 XRP in their accounts, which they cannot access while the account remains active. This reserve fee aims to prevent excessive account creation, protecting the ledger from becoming overcrowded with unused or spam accounts. However, Wind believes this deterrent also impedes growth, especially for new users. Others have also raised similar concerns. XRPL protocol SpendTheBits called the community’s attention to the issue last November, promoting a response from Ripple CTO David Schwartz.

Two months back, early Bitcoin investor Davinci Jeremie also spotlighted how the reserve fee poses a barrier to adoption. Through his latest commentary, Wind suggested that reducing the reserve to 1 XRP would open the door to greater network participation.

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