{"id":92232,"date":"2025-12-15T19:29:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=92232"},"modified":"2025-12-15T19:30:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:30:20","slug":"ripple-to-expand-rlusd-stablecoin-to-layer-2-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ripple-to-expand-rlusd-stablecoin-to-layer-2-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple to Expand RLUSD Stablecoin to Layer 2 Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-ripple-and-the-cryptocurrency-xrp\">Ripple<\/a> is set to begin testing the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-stablecoins\">stablecoin<\/a> RLUSD on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">Layer 2 networks<\/a> such as Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RLUSD is expanding to Layer 2s using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wormhole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@wormhole<\/a>\u2019s NTT standard for native, secure transfers and will become the first U.S.-based, trust-regulated stablecoin on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Optimism?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Optimism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/base?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Base<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inkonchain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Inkonchain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unichain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Unichain<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ju9KyoOIBa\">https:\/\/t.co\/ju9KyoOIBa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will enhance utility for XRP and RLUSD by\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripple (@Ripple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ripple\/status\/2000566786035425363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The initiative is being implemented in partnership with Wormhole, based on the market maker&#8217;s Native Token Transfers standard.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Ripple&#8217;s &#8220;stablecoin&#8221; operates on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cStablecoins are the gateway to the world of DeFi and institutional adoption, and RLUSD was initially designed as a reliable and liquid means necessary for users to seamlessly enter, interact, and exit the entire digital asset economy,\u201d said Ripple&#8217;s Senior Vice President Jack McDonald.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to him, launching the coin on L2 solutions not only expands the stablecoin&#8217;s functionality but also sets a certain standard that combines &#8220;regulatory compliance and blockchain operational efficiency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, Ripple <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ripple-secures-approval-for-rlusd-stablecoin-trading\">received<\/a> permission from the New York Department of Financial Services to use the stablecoin for trading. A year later, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency preliminarily approved the firm&#8217;s registration as a national trust bank.<\/p>\n<p>The company claims to have obtained over 75 licenses worldwide, with the latest jurisdictions including Dubai and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple&#8217;s stablecoin ranks tenth among U.S. dollar-pegged tokens, with a valuation of approximately $1.3 billion. Leading the segment, valued at around $3.5 billion, is <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-tether-usdt\">USDT<\/a>, with a supply exceeding $183 billion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4ae1cb95fea57dcb-1032142849812381-1024x579.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-271796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4ae1cb95fea57dcb-1032142849812381-1024x579.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4ae1cb95fea57dcb-1032142849812381-300x170.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4ae1cb95fea57dcb-1032142849812381-768x434.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-4ae1cb95fea57dcb-1032142849812381.jpeg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/categories\/usd-stablecoin\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier in December, Ripple <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/moodys-unveils-criteria-for-stablecoin-credit-ratings\">expanded its partnership<\/a> with the European crypto bank AMINA Bank to promote payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple is set to begin testing the RLUSD stablecoin on Layer 2 networks such as Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Ripple to test RLUSD stablecoin on Layer 2 networks like Optimism and Base.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1321,1179,1362,112,807],"class_list":["post-92232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-base","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-optimism-op","tag-ripple","tag-stablecoins"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"185","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Ripple to test RLUSD stablecoin on Layer 2 networks like Optimism and Base.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92234,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92232\/revisions\/92234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}