Ripple and UC Berkeley’s UDAX accelerator has graduated nine startups whose projects have tokenized $58 million and launched on the XRPL mainnet. The milestone signals early momentum for tokenization and developer activity in the XRP ecosystem.
Ripple is pursuing a collaboration with Amazon Web Services to test Amazon Bedrock’s AI capabilities on the XRP Ledger, aiming to broaden on‑chain use cases. The exploratory move could speed enterprise adoption and unlock new AI-driven features for XRPL developers and users.
Ripple confirmed a strategic collaboration with Mizuho Bank, SMBC Nikko, and Securitize Japan to launch an innovation initiative aimed at professionalizing the XRP Ledger ecosystem and accelerating XRPL adoption across Japan’s financial market. The move highlights growing institutional interest in XRPL for payments and tokenization.
Ripple Labs is partnering with major Japanese banks to drive greater activity and institutional adoption of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) across payments and settlement use cases.
Gemini's cryptic post highlighting the letters X, R, P, and L reignited speculation that the exchange may list XRP despite no formal announcement. The teaser arrived amid a week of other XRPL-related signals from industry players.
Ripple CTO David Schwartz stressed that XRP native to the XRP Ledger cannot be stolen in the way bridged or wrapped tokens can, drawing a clear security line between native and bridged assets. He highlighted the role of ledger rules and custody in preventing unauthorized transfers.
XRP has formed a bullish W pattern targeting $3.25 as XRPL introduces native Layer-1 smart contracts expected to boost scalability and on-chain functionality.
XRP is increasingly described as a form of commodity money designed to deliver high on‑ledger liquidity across the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Its native design — fast settlement, low fees and pathfinding — makes it useful as a bridge asset for instant value flows.

mXRP, a new liquid staking token for XRP holders, has been launched at XRPL Seoul 2025, allowing holders to earn up to 8% APY. Developed by Midas and Interop Labs on the XRP Ledger EVM, it is currently available in Europe and Asia and aims to turn idle XRP into productive yield-generating assets through integration with DeFi platforms.