Back to collectionMainnet figures rise as Sisyphus weighs a down payment
Price and staking rules were both drawing the community’s attention. XAI reached USD 1.45. The network figures gave the discussion a measure of actual use, while the video made the boundary between V1 and V2 clearer.
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Price and staking rules were both drawing the community’s attention. Officials needed to show how the mainnet was being used and clarify what V1 could do. Sisyphus, who had joined through the airdrop and kept watching his holdings, now faced a personal decision about taking a profit.
XAI reached USD 1.45. Officials reported 4.65 million transactions and 570,000 active wallets in less than two months since mainnet launch, with a peak of 360,000 transactions in a single day. They also released a staking V1 explainer video and reminded viewers that third-party rewards would have to wait for V2. Sisyphus calculated that his unrealized gains could cover a down payment on a home in his hometown. He took a screenshot of his holdings but could not yet decide how much to sell.
The network figures gave the discussion a measure of actual use, while the video made the boundary between V1 and V2 clearer. For Sisyphus, the screenshot turned an abstract gain into money he could potentially use in his life. He planned to work out what he needed for the down payment before deciding whether to cash out; the price rise could not make that choice for him.