Ripple Announces Stablecoin Launch: Bridging the Gap Between Traditional and Decentralized Finance, Key for XRP Price Surge

• According to financial analyst Carlo De Meijer, Ripple’s stablecoin could revitalize the XRP community and cement its position as one of crypto’s mainstays.
• Unlike some of the existing stablecoins, Ripple’s will be fully compliant, be issued on both XRPL and Ethereum and utilize blockchain for on-demand liquidity.

Ripple grabbed headlines last month when it announced that it plans to launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin later this year, as Crypto News Flash reported. According to one financial analyst, the stablecoin will revitalize RP and cement its position as one of the crypto industry’s biggest projects.

While XRP remains one of the cheapest cryptocurrencies to transfer funds, the ecosystem will benefit massively from a stablecoin. For one, XRP is prone to volatility, and while this is what draws speculators in, it’s what has kept merchants away from crypto payments. If you sold goods worth $500 on one day and found that you only have $400 the next day, you’re unlikely to transact in that method again.

The stablecoin takes away this challenge and opens up new possibilities while maintaining all the other benefits of using a decentralized ledger in transactions, from immutability to low fees and transparency.

But why Ripple’s stablecoin when existing solutions like Tether and USDC exist? According to Carlo De Meijer, the founder of MIFSA, a financial services advisory firm, compliance is one of the key reasons. We live in an era where some regulators (like Gary Gensler) seem determined to bring down as many crypto businesses as possible.

This makes compliance critical. In his op-ed, De Meijer noted:

Ripple is prioritizing the issuance of a “compliance-first” and trustworthy stablecoin that aligns with global regulatory standards. This will be key for Ripple, to keep hold of its primary clientele composed of institutions and governments.

Compliance could be the reason the biggest stablecoins fail in the long term. Tether, for instance, has been found to have violated regulations and even had to fork out millions of dollars to settle the charges.

Ripple’s Stablecoin Changes the Game for XRP

Availability is critical in crypto. At launch, the stablecoin will be available on Ethereum and XRPL, but Ripple has pledged to make it available on several other chains. This “could significantly enhance its adoption and utility across various blockchain ecosystems,” says De Meijer, whose experience includes high-ranking roles at the Royal Bank of Scotland and 18 years at Dutch giant ABN Amro.

At launch, the stablecoin will target the US market. Ripple intends to expand into Europe, Asia and other regions in due time. With the company’s products gaining significant traction in emerging markets, Africa and Latin America could emerge as some of the stablecoin’s most important markets.

The analyst added:

By issuing a trusted stablecoin, Ripple has an incentive to bring more financial activity to the XRP Ledger, driving use cases, liquidity, and opportunities for developers and users alike, thereby strengthening the functionality and position of the XRPL ecosystem.