Ripple Inching Closer to Stablecoin Release
08/04/2024 16:44
Ripple has pitched its stablecoin for cross-border money transfers and payment services
Ripple has pitched its stablecoin for cross-border money transfers and payment services
San Francisco-headquartered company Ripple is inching closer toward the launch of its own stablecoin called Ripple USD (RLUSD) by debuting a separate website page for the much-hyped project.
Ripple has pitched the stablecoin project as a tool for instant cross-border money transfers and payment services.
As reported by U.Today, Ripple initially unveiled its dollar-pegged stablecoin in April, positioning it as a project with an emphasis on regulatory compliance.
The name of the much-anticipated stablecoin was finally unveiled by Ripple at the XRP Ledger Community Summit that took place in Amsterdam in June.
In May, Ripple President Monica Long predicted that the stablecoin project was likely to debut in 2024.
The stablecoin will be initially issued on XRP Ledger and Ethereum. However, the company hinted that other chains might also be supported in the future.
According to Vet, the operator of the XRP Ledger dUNL, Solana would be a "no-brainer" for Ripple when it comes to issuing its own stablecoin. "Cardano struggles with good stablecoins as well and Circle refused to issue there so far," he noted in a social media post.
Ripple's stablecoin will have to compete with giants of the likes of Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC in a crowded stablecoin market.
As reported by U.Today, Garlinghouse also recently took aim at leading stablecoin.
After facing some pushback from Ardoino, Garlinghouse backed down from confrontation, claiming that he did not intend to attack Tether.
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