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Ripple begins testing RLUSD stablecoin on mainnet

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Vince Quill6 hours agoRipple begins testing RLUSD stablecoin on mainnetRipple believes the total stablecoin market will have swollen to $2 trillion by 2028 as demand for the low-volatility fiat-pegged tokens grows.2297 Total views11 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTCOINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDFollow ourSubscribe onOn Aug. 9, Ripple Labs announced the first tests of its United States dollar-pegged stablecoin, Ripple Labs’ Ripple USD (RLUSD), on the XRP ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum mainnets, with plans to deploy the fiat-backed token on additional blockchain networks in the future.


According to Ripple Labs, the upcoming stablecoin will be overcollateralized, meaning that each unit of RLUSD is backed by USD reserves or short-term cash equivalents in a bank, at a ratio of 1:1 with the US dollar. To guarantee transparency and accountability, Ripple also promised third-party audits of the underlying cash assets and monthly reports published on the reserves.


The crypto firm also reiterated its commitment to using both XRP (XRP) and RLUSD to serve markets, quelling rumors that the firm would abandon XRP to focus on its new stablecoin.The XRPL contract address for the stablecoin tests. Source: Ripple Labs


In the announcement, Ripple Labs stressed that the stablecoin was in beta testing with enterprise partners and cautioned users against scammers purporting to sell or provide early access to RLUSD, which is not currently available for purchase or live trading.Ripple hit with $125-million penalty in SEC lawsuit 


The mainnet tests of RLUSD followed an Aug. 7 ruling from Judge Analisa Torres imposing a $125-million penalty on Ripple Labs in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit, which was first filed in 2020.


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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse hailed the penalty as a “victory” against the SEC, which requested the court impose a staggering $2-billion fine against Ripple Labs for the alleged securities violations outlined in its lawsuit.Source: Brad Garlinghouse


Unsurprisingly, the price of XRP responded to the news with positive price momentum, soaring by 26% and reaching a high of $0.64 on the same day the ruling was issued.XRP Ledger sees a sharp decline in transactions


Despite positive developments for Ripple, the XRPL experienced a 65.6% drop in transaction volume in the second quarter of 2024, according to Ripple Labs’ Q2 2024 XRP Markets Report.


Ripple’s report revealed a sharp decline from 251,397,881 transactions in the first quarter to just 88,388,029 transactions in the second quarter, accompanied by a significant rise in average cost per transaction on the ledger.


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