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Ripple targets institutional payment networks with Mastercard, JPMorgan partnerships, two-track XRP and RLUSD strategy
Ripple is accelerating efforts to expand institutional digital asset infrastructure using the XRP Ledger and its dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD. It is working with firms including Mastercard, JPMorgan, Ondo Finance and OKX to connect traditional finance with blockchain payments. Ripple plans to use XRPL for inter-institution payments and value transfer, while expanding RLUSD use in trading and collateral. Ripple issued RLUSD on XRPL and Ethereum this month, with most minted on XRPL.
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XRP has 3 positive factors not yet priced in; XRP and RLUSD complement, not compete
XRP has fallen 28.8 percent so far in 2026, and the market has yet to reflect three positive factors, The Crypto Basic reported. Yellow Chairman Alexis Sirchia said XRP’s price does not fully incorporate the impact of regulatory clarification, upgrades to the XRP Ledger and growth of Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD. He also said RLUSD and XRP are complementary rather than competitors. The outlet reported RLUSD’s market value is $1.41 billion.
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Why Ripple spent $3 billion on M&A, CEO outlines bigger picture
Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple has pursued an aggressive acquisition strategy since 2023, spending about $3 billion on mergers and acquisitions to connect traditional finance with decentralised finance. Ripple completed six acquisitions, with disclosed deal value of about $2.7 billion and estimates above $4 billion including undisclosed deals and strategic partnerships. Garlinghouse cited GTreasury as an example, saying Ripple plans to integrate its blockchain and crypto solutions into existing treasury systems and focus on integration in the first half of this year.
