Planting the Ripple flag in Portugal today with Unicâmbio, our first Portuguese client and the country’s leading currency exchange provider! Using Ripple Payments, their corporate customers can now move funds near instantly between 🇵🇹 & 🇧🇷. https://t.co/ruOdZnHtAT
The stablecoin market is growing, but trust, compliance, and utility are critical. 🪙
Enter Ripple USD: https://t.co/Nu2yqsAYpj
Ripple President @MonicaLongSF explains why Ripple built $RLUSD to set a new benchmark for stablecoins.
Ripple USD (RLUSD) is now live on global exchanges.
An enterprise-grade stablecoin built for everyone, $RLUSD combines fiat stability with blockchain efficiency:
➡️ Instant global payments, 24/7
➡️ Seamless on/off ramps
➡️ Access value in real-world assets.
➡️https://t.co/0sGuOMirH2
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Imagine you have a piggy bank where you keep your dollars. Now, there's a new kind of piggy bank called RLUSD, where each coin inside is always worth exactly one dollar - no more, no less. This is special because, unlike regular money which can sometimes be worth more or less, RLUSD always stays the same.
Significance for a 3rd Grader:
Stable Money: RLUSD is like having money that doesn't change in value. If you have one RLUSD, you know it's always going to be worth one dollar. This makes it easier for people to trade or buy things without worrying about prices going up or down.
Helping XRP: XRP is like a fast delivery truck that moves money around the world quickly. When RLUSD comes into play, it's like giving this truck something stable to carry. Here's how:
Bridge Currency: When you want to send money from one country to another, you might need to change your money into different kinds. With RLUSD, you can use XRP to help make these changes faster and cheaper because RLUSD can be easily swapped for other currencies using XRP as the middleman.
More Friends for XRP: By having RLUSD on the same playground (or in this case, the same blockchain where XRP lives), more people and businesses might want to come and play. This means more friends for XRP, which can make XRP more popular and valuable because everyone uses it for transactions.
Easy Trading: RLUSD makes trading easier because it's stable. If you're playing a game where you trade toys but the value of toys keeps changing, it's hard to play. But with RLUSD, you know what each toy is worth, making the game (or trading) much fairer and simpler.
So, in simple terms, RLUSD is a special kind of dollar that always stays the same value, making it easier for XRP to do its job of moving money quickly and efficiently around the world, which might make more people want to use XRP.
The release of RLUSD marks a new chapter – both for the XRP Ledger, as well as @Ripple for use in our $70B+ payments flows. Combining our 10+ yrs in the business; the rigor & compliance required with stablecoin issuance by a @NYDFS chartered company; and an experienced Advisory Board – RLUSD is launching from Day 1 with credibility, utility and a whole host of partners ready to support it! https://t.co/2c87HiC1Z7
Tomorrow’s launch of $RLUSD on the XRP Ledger and ETH is mile 1 of the marathon, and I’m incredibly excited for its growth and use (instant settlement! collateralization! DeFi integrations! on/off ramps between crypto and fiat!) both inside and outside of Ripple.