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RLUSD Passes PayPal’s PYUSD for Seventh Place as XRP Briefly Slips Under $1
Ripple's RLUSD overtook PayPal's PYUSD to become the seventh-largest stablecoin, on a narrow Nov 12 reading of about $2.71 billion versus $2.67 billion. The same Friday, XRP traded briefly below $1.
XRPL Foundation’s Free Nodes Hit 1.7M Daily Requests as XRP Slides to $1.03
The XRP Ledger Foundation said its free Ankr-powered public nodes now handle more than 1.7 million developer requests a day. The infrastructure launched in August. XRP faded toward $1.03.
SEC Clears a Path for Options on Crypto ETPs as XRP Holds Near $1.06
The SEC granted accelerated approval of Nasdaq ISE’s generic listing standards for options on commodity-based trusts that hold digital commodities. The Nov 10 order is not an approval of options on any specific XRP ETF.
Ripple Prime Head Marc Asch to Step Down as XRP Slips Toward $1.05
A Ripple spokesperson told CoinDesk that Marc Asch, founder of Hidden Road and head of Ripple Prime, will leave at year-end. SVP Noel Kimmel will lead the business. XRP traded as low as about $1.03.
Coinbase Gets a Full OCC Trust Charter as XRP Tests $1.10
The OCC elevated Coinbase National Trust from conditional to a full national trust charter, Coinbase said. It is the same class of charter Ripple received last month. XRP traded as low as about $1.08.
Ripple Applies for a Brazil Crypto License as XRP Slides to $1.12
Banco Central do Brasil's public VASP register, published Friday, lists Ripple Brasil as a broker application under examination — not an approval. XRP spent Sunday around $1.15–$1.16 after a soft week.
XRP ETFs Go a Week Without Inflows as XRP Holds Near $1.16
U.S. spot XRP ETFs posted a $529,500 outflow on Nov 2, then zero net flows Nov 3 through Nov 6, according to SoSoValue data. Cumulative inflows are still about $1.81 billion, while XRP sits near $1.16.
Elliptic: $50M of Stolen Binance XRP Is Being Swapped as XRP Slides to $1.18
Elliptic says about $50 million of XRP stolen in the Oct 29 Binance breach had been swapped by early Friday, mostly into bitcoin via THORChain, with about $226 million still sitting in linked addresses. XRP fell to about $1.18.
GateHub Launches a MiCA Euro Token on XRPL as XRP Slips Toward $1.24
GateHub and Slovenian EMI Dinaro launched GateHub Euro (EURGH), a MiCA e-money token on the XRP Ledger and Xahau with SEPA mint and redeem. XRP faded from about $1.33 to near $1.24 by the close.
XRPL Activates a Token-Minting Fix as XRP Rallies Toward $1.33
The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment switched on at 14:52 UTC, closing a delegated-permissions flaw that could have allowed issued tokens to be minted. XRP later traded as high as about $1.33.
Garlinghouse: RLUSD Competes With Stablecoins, Not XRP, as Supply Tops $2.5B
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said again that RLUSD competes with other stablecoins, not with XRP. The same day, circulating RLUSD crossed $2.5 billion, with about two-thirds of it on Ethereum.
Ripple Got a Federal Bank. XRP Got 3%. Here’s Why.
Ripple National Trust Bank won final OCC approval on Oct 26. XRP barely moved. Economist Dana Love, PhD argues the news was priced in 10 months ago and the bank was built for RLUSD, not XRP. We checked his receipts.
Ripple Eyes a $900M Run Rate as XRP Holds $1.25. Is the Token Being Left Behind?
Ripple says it will exit 2026 at a $900M annualized product revenue run rate while XRP sits near $1.25. A viral critique says the token is becoming ‘disposable gas.’ We ran the numbers.
September Escrow: Ripple Releases 1B XRP and Re-Locks 700M, Leaving 300M Out
Ripple’s monthly escrow released 1 billion XRP on September 1 in three transactions, and Whale Alert shows 700 million going straight back into new escrow.
Ripple and SettleMint Team Up on Custody and Tokenization for Banks in Asia Pacific
Ripple Custody is being integrated with SettleMint's Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform so regulated institutions in Asia can hold, issue and manage tokenized assets on one system.
August 2026 Wrap: XRP Breaks $1, Then Rips 50% as ETF Money Returns
XRP fell under $1 for the first time since 2024, then ran to about $1.52 on a macro rally and record ETF buying. Here's August in one read.
RLUSD Tops $2B With Nearly Half on the XRP Ledger: What $963M On-Chain Means
About $963M of Ripple's RLUSD now sits on the XRP Ledger, close to half its $2B-plus supply. Here's what that number means and what it doesn't mean for XRP.
XRP ETFs Extend Inflow Streak to Nine Sessions as Whales Move 1.45B XRP to Binance
US spot XRP ETFs have now taken in money nine sessions in a row, while CryptoQuant data shows whales sending 1.45 billion XRP to Binance over 30 days and pulling 231 million out.
Mastercard Joins the XRPL Hackathon in New York as XRP Holds Near $1.43
XRPL Commons says Mastercard is backing its 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon in New York on October 24–25, just before Swell, with tracks on AI agent payments and XRPL lending.
Ripple Backs an RLUSD Credit Fund on XRPL as XRP Has Its Best Week in Months
Ripple, Clearpool and Cicada Partners are building an institutional fund that lends RLUSD to fintechs on the XRP Ledger, while XRP jumps about 30% in a week to around $1.30.