Ripple’s Dual Push: RLUSD Stablecoin and ETFs to Drive XRP Volume

Ripple is executing a strategic pivot that could redefine the role of Ripple (XRP) in global ￰0￱ Sirkia, Captain of the Yellow Network, believes the launch of Ripple USD (RLUSD) and the first U. S.-based XRP ETFs could reignite transaction volume on XRPL. RLUSD-XRP Synergy Fuels Liquidity and Adoption Sharing his views with CryptoPotato , Sirkia outlined the changing digital asset landscape, focusing on integration and the institutional adoption of ￰1￱ believes RLUSD is not a competitor to XRP, but rather a liquidity amplifier: “This is not a zero-sum dynamic where RLUSD sidelines XRP, but about developing synergy,” said the ￰2￱ stablecoin’s integration into ￰3￱ infrastructure positions it as a compliant settlement layer for institutions, which he said could enhance liquidity and adoption on the ￰4￱ explained that this is because it creates a feedback loop where increased RLUSD activity drives greater demand for XRP as a bridge ￰5￱ instance, RLUSD has already been deployed in African markets via Chipper Cash and Yellow Card, and is being used for real-time swaps with tokenized money market ￰6￱ debut of the first ￰7￱ ETFs, including the REX-Osprey XRP ETF (XRPR) and ProShares Ultra XRP ETF , has been a turning point in XRP’s institutional ￰8￱ describes these launches as more than investment vehicles: “it’s a strong signal of growing regulatory acceptance, opening a clearer pathway for XRP, an asset long focused on cross-border utility and compliance.” Is XRP About to Rebound?

XRP has experienced a notable decline in on-chain activity throughout September, with daily payments on the XRPL falling more than 75% to 223,000. Active addresses also plunged from 581,000 in June to just 31,000 by end of the ￰9￱ decline has been compounded by whale sell-offs, and a slip below the $3.00 mark. However, Sirkia said that the recent developments should be viewed as part of a wider altcoin market dip instead of a weakness in the XRPL ￰10￱ explained that with institutional adoption through ETFs and the integration of RLUSD picking up, transaction volumes are likely to rebound quickly, reinforcing the cryptocurrency’s role as a bridge between traditional finance and ￰11￱ to him, the real measure of any digital asset’s longevity doesn’t lie in its market cap, but in its ability to deliver seamless, scalable, and interconnected liquidity across financial ￰12￱ Network is a new, unique layer-three protocol and SDK, backed by Ripple Co-Founder Chris Larsen, that is about to undertake its ￰13￱ provides the core infrastructure and developer tools to power a new generation of high-performance decentralized finance applications.