Ripple Stablecoin RLUSD Gets NYDFS Approval for Launch
Ripple Labs’ RLUSD has been approved by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Stablecoin.
CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed the development on December 10, adding that the company would soon disclose exchange and partner listings for the asset.
Ripple stablecoin challenges Tether and Circle dominance
Ripple first announced plans for RLUSD in April, positioning it as a competitor to Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC. By August, Ripple began testing stablecoins on XRP Ledger and the Ethereum mainnet.
In October, the company announced partnerships with major exchanges including Uphold, Bitstamp, Bitso, MoonPay, Independent Reserve, CoinMENA, and Bullish. Ripple executives expect RLUSD’s market value to reach $2 trillion by 2028.
“This just… we received final approval from NYDFS for RLUSD! The exchange and partner list will be live soon – and a reminder: you will be hearing from Ripple first when RLUSD goes live,” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
BeInCrypto earlier reported that NYDFS was handling Approval of Ripple Stablecoin First week of December. However, delays in regulatory inspections have raised concerns that approval may not be granted before Christmas.
Therefore, today’s approval came as a sudden surprise to the market, and the price of XRP reacted accordingly. Within an hour of NYDFS announcing the news, XRP surged nearly 10%. Earlier in the day, the coin briefly fell below $2.
Donald Trump’s re-election in November has brought renewed optimism to the XRP community. Last month, current SEC Chairman Gary Gensler announces resignationwho has been critical of Ripple.
below direction of genslerRipple has come a long way Legal battle with the SEC. However, with Trump’s recent efforts, these regulatory challenges may ease Appointing pro-cryptocurrency candidate Paul Atkins.
return, Ripple reports significant growth Q3, driven by increased transaction volume Ripple Ledger Institutional interest in its XRP token is growing.
In Q3, CME launched an XRP reference price, while Bitnomial revealed plans to launch XRP futures product. Other financial institutions including Bitwise, Canary Capital, WisdomTree and 21Shares have also submitted applications Application for XRP ETF.
Grayscale also Launch of XRP Trust And began working hard to convert its digital large-cap funds – including BTC, ETH, SolXRP and AVAX – converted to ETFs.
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