Ripple’s RLUSD in Focus as Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Strategy
Ripple's XRP Ledger is also involved in the new initiative, alongside Ethereum, Solana, and others.
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Read full articleRipple's XRP Ledger is also involved in the new initiative, alongside Ethereum, Solana, and others.
Mastercard is expanding its global settlement network to include regulated stablecoins, intraday options, and weekend and holiday processing, giving card issuers and acquirers new tools to manage liquidity beyond traditional banking hours. What Mastercard Is Enabling The payments giant announced plans to support onchain card settlement using stablecoins alongside existing fiat processes. Partners will be […]
Mastercard now supports 24/7 stablecoin settlement on weekends and holidays alongside fiat. The network supports USDC, PYUSD, USDG, USDP, RLUSD, and SoFiUSD across 8 blockchains. Launch begins in the US and Latin America, with global expansion planned through 2026. Traditional finance and decentralized networks have officially converged at a massive global scale. Global payments giant […] The post Mastercard’s Stablecoin Move Could Transform Global Payments appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
The payments giant said USDC, PYUSD, RLUSD and other stablecoins will support new settlement options across multiple blockchains.
Mastercard has expanded its payment network to support stablecoin settlements across multiple blockchains and beyond traditional banking hours, adding support for six regulated dollar-backed tokens. According to a statement released by Mastercard on Wednesday, the company will enable card settlement…
Ripple has expanded its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD into Türkiye through new partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen and Bitlo, giving local institutions access to the asset in one of the most active crypto markets in the MENA region. The launch, announced on June 2, marks another step in Ripple’s push to position RLUSD as an enterprise-grade stablecoin […]
XRP bull Jake Claver argues that Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin does not weaken the case for XRP, but may instead reinforce it by bringing more institution-friendly dollar liquidity onto the XRP Ledger. In a thread on X, Claver said the two assets are built for different roles: RLUSD as a compliant digital dollar, and XRP as the neutral bridge asset that allows value to move between otherwise fragmented markets. The argument responds to a recurring question in the XRP community: if RLUSD can move money in seconds, why does XRP still need to exist? Claver said that framing misses the distinction between a settlement asset and a routing asset. “RLUSD is not the finish line. It is the front door,” Claver wrote. “Institutions come for a compliant digital dollar. Once they are on the ledger they start asking bigger questions. Can we tokenize securities here? Settle trades instantly? Drop the 3 day wait.” XRP As The Ledger’s “Money Changer” To explain the point, Claver used the analogy of an old
Ripple brings RLUSD to Türkiye via BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo as the USD-backed stablecoin reaches a $1.7B market cap. Ripple has expanded Ripple USD, known as RLUSD, to institutions in Türkiye through three local partners. The USD-backed stablecoin is now available through BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo. Ripple said RLUSD has reached more than $1.7 billion […] The post Ripple Expands RLUSD to Türkiye as Stablecoin Hits $1.7B appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.