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Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple Stablecoin, stated in an interview with CoinDesk that corporate treasuries represent a significant growth opportunity for the RLUSD stablecoin, with Ripple Treasury clients processing approximately $13 trillion in transactions annually. This business is built on Ripple's acquisition of financial management software provider GTreasury for $1 billion last year, providing Ripple with a vast customer pool of around 1,200 corporate treasurers and CFOs who transfer funds across borders, between subsidiaries, and domestically.McDonald pointed out that the circulating supply of RLUSD has increased by over 50% in the past month, reaching $2.4 billion, with about $1 billion on the XRP Ledger and $1.4 billion on Ethereum. However, he emphasized that he values the token's utility and daily activity more than its market capitalization, noting that RLUSD's daily active volume has more than doubled since the beginning of the year, rising from about $200 million last month to approximately $750 million. Payments and capital markets are currently the two main application areas, and Ripple has collaborated with institutions such as Franklin Templeton and DBS in tokenized money market funds and lending.In the European market, Ripple plans to introduce RLUSD locally through a dual issuance structure compliant with the EU MiCA framework and has already obtained regulatory authorization in Luxembourg.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD has surpassed a market capitalization of $2 billion, becoming one of the fastest-growing projects in the stablecoin market. Data shows that the total issuance of RLUSD is currently around $2 billion, with approximately $963 million deployed on the XRP Ledger and about $1.1 billion issued on the Ethereum network.Ripple previously stated that RLUSD will combine with its global payment network to provide more efficient on-chain liquidity solutions for businesses and financial institutions.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple announced a partnership with the lending platform Clearpool and the credit management institution Cicada Partners to launch a credit fund aimed at institutions, which will provide working capital loans to fintech and payment companies in the form of the RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger.Cicada is responsible for borrower screening, loan term setting, and credit risk monitoring; Clearpool is responsible for building and managing the loan pool infrastructure; Ripple participates as a limited partner, contributing funds and enjoying the same terms as other institutional investors.

Blockworks released the XRP Q2 report, with XRP's quarter-end closing price at $1.04, down 19.9%, and a market cap of $65.8 billion, still the fourth largest non-stablecoin asset. XRP ETP net inflow was $253.6 million, marking the third consecutive quarter of positive inflows, totaling over $1.9 billion. CEX spot trading volume was $57.6 billion, down 53.5% quarter-over-quarter, and perpetual contract trading volume decreased by 44%.The supply of XRPL native stablecoins increased by 195.4% quarter-over-quarter to $825.5 million, with RLUSD supply at $676.9 million, up 257%. OKX has launched RLUSD with over 280 spot trading pairs, and the Japanese Financial Services Agency has approved RLUSD as an electronic payment tool, distributed through SBI VC Trade. The total value of tokenized RWAs on XRPL increased by 102.5% quarter-over-quarter to $4.46 billion, setting a new quarterly high, with Justoken's energy-related JMWH accounting for about half. The transfer volume of stablecoins increased by 207.5% quarter-over-quarter to approximately $10 billion, with RLUSD accounting for about 90%.In terms of network activity, total transaction volume was 222.4 million (down 6.5% quarter-over-quarter), daily active addresses were 16,800 (down 10.7%), DEX trading volume was $482.9 million (down 35.9%), and transaction costs fell to $0.00024 (declining for five consecutive quarters). The lending protocols XLS-65/66 received support from 9/35 and 8/35 validators respectively, still 29 votes short of the activation threshold, with a revised version to be submitted in Q3. In terms of institutional collaboration, Ondo, JPMorgan Kinexys, Mastercard, and Ripple completed the tokenization of U.S. Treasury cross-chain redemptions, and Aviva Investors subsequently launched tokenized fund shares on XRPL.

The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb will add Ripple USD (RLUSD) and Aeon (AEON) trading pairs in Korean Won today. The RLUSD trading pair will open at 4:30 PM today, supporting the XRP network, with a benchmark price of 1454 KRW; the AEON trading pair will open at 6:00 PM today, supporting the BNB Smart Chain, with a benchmark price of 133 KRW. The deposit and withdrawal for both tokens will open 2 hours and 3 hours after the announcement, respectively.To ensure a stable trading environment, Bithumb will restrict buy orders within 5 minutes after trading starts and set a price range limit of -10% to +100% for sell orders, while only limit orders will be supported for the first approximately 2 hours. Bithumb also reminds users that deposits and withdrawals are only supported between declared virtual asset operators.

UPBIT will launch trading for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on July 28 at 14:00, supporting KRW, BTC, and USDT markets. Users can start depositing RLUSD within 2 hours after the announcement is published, and trading support will begin at the aforementioned time.

According to official news, Ripple announced the launch of Ripple Mint, a unified platform for institutional users to access, mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD.The platform provides both a user interface and application programming interface access, supporting institutional automation of stablecoin operations, integrating RLUSD into existing systems, and achieving cross-chain digital dollar liquidity management. Currently, this service is open to existing RLUSD users.

According to PR Newswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced a strategic investment from Ripple, with the specific investment amount not disclosed. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including the integration of Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform.They also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks, accelerating the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.

Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple's Stablecoin Business, disclosed eight recent developments regarding RLUSD in a post on X on June 29, covering settlement, regional access, on-chain liquidity, cross-border payments, multi-chain support, exchange listings, charity, and the Japanese market.Mastercard has expanded its settlement capabilities to support RLUSD across eight blockchain networks, including the XRP Ledger; Ripple has also increased the availability of RLUSD in Turkey through partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo, and collaborated with Bitso to support liquidity and cross-border transactions for RLUSD and MXNB via the XRP Ledger's Permissioned DEX.RLUSD has also achieved multi-chain support through Wormhole Native Token Transfers and entered the Japanese market via SBI VC Trade after obtaining approval from the Financial Services Agency of Japan; additionally, RLUSD has been listed on exchanges such as Gate and Floq, and integrated with cross-chain infrastructure provider Squid Router, while Ripple joined Water's GetBlue campaign as its exclusive digital asset and payment partner.

According to official news, Ripple and SBI Holdings announced that the RLUSD stablecoin has officially launched in Japan and received approval from the Financial Services Agency of Japan, opening up to institutional and retail users through the VCTRADE platform of SBI VC Trade. RLUSD is classified as a new type of electronic payment tool under Japan's Payment Services Act, designed to meet the safety and regulatory standards for foreign-issued stablecoins. Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple's stablecoin division, stated that this launch is an important step in expanding access to regulated US dollar stablecoins for Japanese financial institutions and businesses, with RLUSD serving as a bridge for payments, tokenization, and collateral management.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple is attempting to introduce XRP along with its stablecoin Ripple USD into the AI agent payment market, aiming to penetrate the on-chain micropayment system currently dominated by the USD stablecoin USD Coin. It has released the "XRPL AI Starter Kit," providing developers with a toolkit to build AI Agent payment capabilities, enabling agents to complete payments, check balances, and perform wallet operations on the XRP Ledger, and supporting automated payment processes based on the x402 protocol.However, Ripple has not yet disclosed any scaled landing customers or real production-level AI Agent payment transaction data; the solution is still in the early exploratory stage of infrastructure and developer ecosystem.

According to Cointelegraph, Ripple announced the official introduction of its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD into the Turkish market through partnerships with three local institutions: BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo. Turkish institutional users will thus gain access to enterprise-level USD liquidity support.

OKX will open RLUSD (Ripple USD) deposits on April 29, 2026, at 19:00. The pre-order time will be from 21:00 to 23:00 on the same day, and RLUSD/USDT spot trading will open at 23:00. Withdrawal time will be at 01:00 on April 30, 2026.

According to TheBlock, Soil has launched the first RWA-compliant yield protocol on the XRP Ledger, with its initial $1 million liquidity pool fully raised within 72 hours.This launch adds yield functionality to Ripple's USD-pegged stablecoin RLUSD. Meanwhile, according to data from RWA.xyz, the tokenized real-world asset value on the XRP Ledger has surpassed that of Solana.

Binance has now completed the integration of Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP network and has opened the deposit service. The withdrawal service will be available once liquidity is sufficient. Users can obtain their exclusive token deposit address through this page.

According to the official announcement, Binance will launch the RLUSD spot product on January 22, 2026, at 8:00 AM (UTC) on Simple Earn. At the same time, users can buy and sell RLUSD using a credit card or account balance through the "Buy Crypto" page within one hour after the RLUSD spot goes live, and can trade RLUSD with zero fees in the instant exchange.In addition, Binance will add RLUSD as a borrowable asset and the RLUSD/USDT trading pair in cross-margin and isolated-margin trading on January 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM (UTC), and RLUSD will also be available in VIP lending.

Binance will launch Ripple USD (RLUSD) on January 22, 2026, at 16:00, and will open the RLUSD/USDT, RLUSD/U, and XRP/RLUSD spot trading pairs.At the same time, all eligible users can enjoy zero trading fees for RLUSD/USDT and RLUSD/U spot and margin trading pairs, with the promotion valid until further notice.

According to market news, Ripple and LMAX Group announced that they have reached a multi-year strategic partnership agreement. Ripple will provide $150 million in financing to support the widespread use of the RLUSD stablecoin as collateral and settlement assets in LMAX's global institutional trading system.RLUSD will support cryptocurrencies, perpetual contracts, CFDs, and some fiat cross products, aiming to enhance cross-asset margin efficiency and achieve 24/7 on-chain settlement. This collaboration also includes the custody of RLUSD through LMAX Custody's segregated wallets, as well as integration with Ripple Prime to expand institutional liquidity and reduce market fragmentation.

According to the official blog, Ripple announced the first expansion of its stablecoin RLUSD to Layer 2 networks. Ripple will collaborate with the cross-chain interoperability protocol Wormhole and the NTT token standard to launch tests on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain.Ripple expects to launch RLUSD on more chains after obtaining final regulatory approval next year. The launch of RLUSD on subsequent chains will require testing and approval from the New York Department of Financial Services. It is reported that RLUSD was initially issued only on XRPL and Ethereum.