On June 30, 2026, Ripple became a day-one integration partner of Open USD (OUSD), a new dollar stablecoin backed by over 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock. OUSD is not issued by Ripple and will launch on Solana, Stellar, Base, and Polygon, not the XRP Ledger. Ripple keeps its own stablecoin RLUSD but joined OUSD to hedge its position and benefit from whichever stablecoin dominates. While this expands Ripple's corporate footprint, the direct benefit to the XRP token is unclear since OUSD does not initially run on the XRP Ledger, and it competes with RLUSD. XRP could benefit indirectly if the stablecoin market grows fragmented, increasing demand for XRP as a bridge asset, but this depends on future usage and market maker behavior.
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XRP has rallied close to the $1.07 resistance level following Ripple's announcement of an institutional lending protocol and increased on-chain activity, which revived buying interest. Despite improved short-term momentum, XRP faces strong resistance...
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Manny Rutinel won the Democratic primary for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, supported by nearly $1 million from a PAC funded by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen. This victory sets up a competitive November general election against Republican in...
XRP is trading just above the key $1 support level, currently around $1.06, with short-term price fluctuations showing uncertainty between buyers and sellers. While the token is slightly up over the past 24 hours, it has declined significantly over t...
