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One of their most important recent steps was the acquisition of a controlling stake in Hidden Road Capital, a crypto-broker. This gave Ripple control over the trading and storage infrastructure. Furthermore, Hidden Road plans to migrate its systems to the XRP Ledger and use Ripple's new USD-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, for settlement. This places Ripple right at the center of digital finance, not just as a connector, but as a key player.

Their global reach is also expanding. In Japan, Ripple has partnered with SBI Remit and Coins.ph to allow users to send money home to the Philippines using XRP. Siam Commercial Bank in Thailand is already using Ripple's technology for money transfers between more than a dozen countries. Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is also on board. Even in Africa, Ripple is working with Chipper Cash to make money transfers faster and cheaper.