💥 Ripple’s $200M Power Move Could Redefine Stablecoin Payments 🌍💵
Ripple just dropped $200 million to acquire Toronto-based payment rails provider Rail — a strategic leap to supercharge its RLUSD stablecoin ambitions.
The deal, backed by Galaxy Ventures and Accomplice, is slated to close in Q4 2025 (regulatory green light pending). Rail specializes in tokenized currency infrastructure for cross-border B2B payments and is on track to process 10% of the global $36B stablecoin payment flow — slashing settlement times from days to hours.
Here’s why this is big:
📜 Timing lines up with the GENIUS Act & SEC stablecoin guidance — positioning RLUSD for compliant growth.
🌐 Ripple gains a customer-facing payments network in the US, Canada, and emerging markets.
📈 RLUSD already holds $500M in circulation since launch in Dec 2024 — but Ripple’s aiming to chip away at USDT & USDC dominance.
🔗 Adds to Ripple’s acquisition streak after April’s $1.25B purchase of prime broker Hidden Road and a July US banking license application.
With infrastructure + compliance in its arsenal, Ripple’s betting that RLUSD can become the institutional go-to for transparent, high-speed, and regulated digital dollar payments.
This isn’t just another acquisition — it’s Ripple setting the stage for a stablecoin showdown. 🚀
