Ripple is advancing XRP's role in decentralized finance (DeFi) by enabling FXRP as collateral in Sentora's RLUSD vault on the Ethereum-based Morpho platform, allowing XRP holders to access liquidity without selling their tokens. Additionally, Ripple plans to introduce privacy features for tokenized assets with the upcoming XRPL 3.3.0 upgrade, targeting institutional users. These moves aim to increase on-chain activity and liquidity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), which has shown signs of recovery after recent declines. If this momentum continues, it could strengthen demand for XRP and positively impact its performance in Q3.
David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, stated that XRP could eventually overtake Bitcoin in market capitalization, but only if XRP's growth outpaces Bitcoin's rather than Bitcoin's value declining. He highlighted XRP Ledger's speed and functionality as...
In 2026, Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD grew by 1,278% to a $2.32 billion market cap, while XRP's price dropped 27% to around $1.39. Despite XRP Ledger's transaction volume rising 21%, institutional users prefer RLUSD for settlements due to its dollar peg...
Coinbase has been identified as the third-largest holder of XRP after blockchain data platforms labeled 146 previously unknown wallets as Coinbase-owned, totaling 5.5 billion XRP. This update corrected an earlier automated alert that mistakenly sugge...
21Shares, managing $11 billion in assets, clarified that Ripple does not control the XRP Ledger, which is a decentralized public blockchain with over 150 validators. They emphasized that Ripple, XRP, and the XRP Ledger are distinct entities, with Rip...
On September 8, XRP ETFs recorded $1.55 million in net inflows, standing out as the only crypto ETFs to attract new capital while Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Hyperliquid ETFs experienced outflows. Despite this daily lead, XRP's inflows are modest ...
