De Nederlandsche Bank recently relocated about 86 tonnes of gold from North America to London, but most of it was transferred by selling in New York and repurchasing in London, rather than physically moving the gold. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse uses this $11 billion gold shuffle to argue that blockchain technology, like the XRP Ledger, can make asset ownership transfers faster by tokenizing assets, allowing ownership to change without moving the physical asset. Tokenized gold on the XRP Ledger has already seen over $1 million in trading volume, demonstrating a faster, programmable settlement layer compared to traditional methods that require physical custody and multiple intermediaries. This example shows how traditional finance already operates economically without moving assets, and tokenization aims to improve speed and efficiency.
XRP's trading volume on Binance fell sharply by 79% from October 8 to 10, dropping from $252.45 million to $54.12 million, even as its price recovered slightly by 1.6%. This volume decline followed a major liquidation event where over $40 million in ...
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch now provides regulated institutional custody for Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin on the XRP Ledger, allowing eligible clients to hold the dollar-pegged stablecoin securely. The bank is collaborating with Ripple and LMAX Gr...
In October 2026, AI agents on the XRP Ledger processed 13.9 million transactions across 196 merchants, marking a significant milestone in on-chain activity. However, despite the high volume, the total value of these AI-assisted payments remains relat...
Evernorth has appointed Hugo Jeandesboz, former co-chief investment officer at Coinbase Asset Management, to oversee its $672 million XRP treasury. This move comes after Evernorth completed a SPAC merger and plans to list on Nasdaq. Jeandesboz will s...
Standard Chartered has introduced an institutional custody service for RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, integrating collateral workflows with Ripple and LMAX. This service targets professional clients needing regulated, bank-grade custody li...
