XRP is expanding its ecosystem across major crypto platforms, payment services and exchanges. In recent weeks, Rakuten, Exodus Movement, Bitget Wallet and Binance have introduced or expanded XRP and XRP Ledger-related features, The Crypto Basic reported. Rakuten integrated XRP into its payment system in Japan, linking XRP to over 44 million users and more than 5 million merchants. Exodus and Bitget Wallet broadened XRPL functions, including support for Ripple stablecoin RLUSD, while Binance completed RLUSD integration on XRPL.

Tether’s dollar-pegged stablecoin USDT has reached a record circulation of $188 billion, its CEO confirmed. Supply has risen from early March levels and follows earlier declines in January and February that Tether described as a strategic repositioning. Tether and external data show the company manages about $187 billion in assets and earned more than $10 billion in profit in 2025. Stablecoin use is expanding beyond exchange liquidity into payments, remittances and financial infrastructure, including work by DoorDash and Tempo and moves by major payments firms.