Ripple’s president, Monica Lengthy, has hinted that the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin will quickly make its manner onto main crypto exchanges.
In an interview on January 7, Lengthy revealed that the corporate is actively engaged on increasing the provision of RLUSD and expects to make bulletins quickly. Whereas she didn’t present specifics, it’s clear that Ripple is pushing ahead with itemizing RLUSD on distinguished platforms within the close to future.
Since its launch in December 2024, RLUSD has already discovered its place on a number of platforms, together with Bitso, MoonPay, and Bullish. With a present market cap of round $71.8 million, the stablecoin has proven promising development.
Nevertheless, the vast majority of its buying and selling quantity continues to be targeting Bullish change, notably via the RLUSD/USD Coin (USDC) and XRP/RLUSD pairs. Sologenic, a decentralized change, additionally contributes a smaller portion of RLUSD buying and selling, dealing with about $3.4 million in every day quantity.
Ripple has huge plans for RLUSD, particularly contemplating the speedy development in its fee enterprise. In line with Lengthy, Ripple’s fee options doubled in 2024, and the corporate sees RLUSD taking part in a vital function in that success. She additionally expressed confidence in the way forward for stablecoins, anticipating a surge in demand because the crypto market continues to develop.
Wanting forward, Lengthy additionally touched on Ripple’s prospects within the ETF house. With Ripple’s XRP doubtlessly following within the footsteps of Bitcoin and Ethereum, she believes an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) might be accredited quickly. She identified that a number of companies, resembling WisdomTree and Bitwise, have already filed for XRP ETF merchandise and that she expects regulatory approvals to speed up underneath the brand new U.S. administration.