DTCC.
Phase 1 begins today.
Phase 2 begins in July: a limited tokenization pilot.
Phase 3 begins in October: the full launch of tokenized assets.
Three phases. Three months. The transformation of the world’s largest clearing system is happening right now.
XRP
Send $10,000 across the world.
SWIFT: 1–5 days, through a chain of correspondent banks, $25–50 in fees.
XRP Ledger: ~3 seconds, for a fraction of a cent.
Same payment. One rail was built for this century.
Someone once told me $50 XRP is what's needed to settle 10% of SWIFT, but XRP will have to be at least 4 digits to make a dent in the universe as intended
We're proud to announce that Ripple USD ($RLUSD) is now officially available in Japan, following approval from the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA): https://t.co/ChkYMQ6kxW
Through our partnership with SBI Group and @sbivc_official, $RLUSD will be accessible to both institutional and retail users via the VCTRADE platform, serving as a bridge for payments, tokenization, and collateral management.
With $1.7 billion in market cap and a 10-year relationship with SBI, this is a significant milestone in advancing regulated stablecoin adoption across Asia.
today, @ripple received preliminary MiCA approval to offer regulated crypto payment services across europe.
TLDR MiCA approval allows ripple to legally offer its crypto and stablecoin payment services to banks and businesses across Europe.
here's why it might be one of the most important milestones to date and what it means for the rest of crypto:
1/ MiCA is considered the "gold standard" for crypto regulation
approval is a major stamp of legitimacy, allowing a company to offer its financial services across the entire EU.
2/ regulators gave ripple a "green light letter"
this means ripple met their main requirements pending a few final conditions before a full license is granted.
3/ regulated crypto payments are coming!
the license enables ripple to offer financial infrastructure to european banks and businesses, allowing them to use ripple's tech (including its stablecoin $RLUSD).
this means institutions can finally use its tech to send money across borders in a legal and compliant manner.
needless to say, lock in.
The Breathtaking Part is Simple
DTCC is securities plumbing.
ISDA is derivatives plumbing.
SWIFT/FedNow/ISO 20022 are messaging and payment-modernization plumbing.
NYDFS/OCC/SEC/CFTC are supervisory plumbing.
BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman, BNY, CME, SBI, Santander, Bank of America, AmEx, NYSE/Nasdaq are institutional demand, market access, custody, clearing, liquidity, and distribution plumbing.
Ripple is visibly aligned with the direction of every one of those rooms: regulated tokenized value, compliant liquidity, real-time settlement, digital custody, stablecoin collateral, institutional access, and cross-border interoperability.
1 Crypto talks about price.
2 Banks talk about risk.
3 Markets talk about settlement.
4 Regulators talk about control.
5 Corporations talk about liquidity.
Ripple built where all five conversations meet.
That is why the Ripple stack is without compare.
And not because XRP is loud.
Because the plumbing is quiet.
The signal is not hype.
The signal is convergence.
Ripple is not trying to replace the financial system with a slogan.
It is positioning to upgrade the system’s movement layer.
In global finance, the winner is rarely the loudest coin.
It is the rail no one can afford to ignore.
@Ripple@XRPLF@USTreasury@ISDA@The_DTCC@CMEGroup@Interledger@BlackRock
Can you see what’s happening on $XLM right now?
Hundreds of millions in corporate credit and tokenized bonds are moving onto Stellar while most people scroll past it.
$500 million. One bond. VuMe Bond 2030.
Tokenized under Luxembourg’s securitisation law. CSSF regulated. Issued on Stellar.
That is half a billion dollars in structured debt choosing a public blockchain for issuance and settlement.
Germany’s Bitbond also issued a tokenized corporate bond under MiFID II.
The same regulatory framework used across trillions in European securities. On Stellar.
Janus Henderson launched tokenized products through Anemoy. FSC regulated.
A $350B asset manager bringing institutional products on-chain. Again, on Stellar.
This is the pattern people are missing.
Not meme speculation.
Not random DeFi experiments.
Real financial products.
Corporate bonds.
Institutional credit.
Tokenized debt.
All operating under regulatory frameworks traditional finance already trusts.
Every asset added to Stellar increases the network’s real-world financial footprint.
The same network DTCC selected.
The same network MoneyGram integrated.
The same network Bermuda partnered with.
Now hosting a single regulated bond worth $500 million.
The institutional flywheel around $XLM keeps getting bigger.
I am very bullish on XDC.🔥
Here’s a few reasons:
1. Trade finance leader✅
“XDC is redefining global trade finance by replacing slow, paper-heavy systems with a scalable, blockchain-based network.”
2. Built for institutions✅
“The XDC Network is purpose-built for institutions, offering seamless integration with legacy financial systems like SWIFT and ISO 20022, standards widely used by banks and financial institutions.”
3. Strong partnerships✅
“XDC has collaborated with major industry players like Deutsche Telekom, SBI Japan, and Utila. It has also joined the Ubyx Foundation, which is developing stablecoin-based solutions for global settlements.”
Documented of course.📝👇