Ripple Breaks XRP Isolation with RLUSD Expansion to Ethereum Layer 2s

• Ripple is expanding its RLUSD stablecoin to four major Ethereum Layer 2 networks, Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain, abandoning its single-chain focus to chase deep DeFi liquidity.
• The expansion leverages Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard, ensuring RLUSD remains a unified asset across chains without the risks of traditional wrapping.
• Testing begins immediately, with a full commercial launch slated for 2026, positioning RLUSD as the compliant collateral for the Superchain ecosystem.

Ripple has moved closer to a multichain stablecoin framework by expanding Ripple USD into major Ethereum Layer 2 networks. The firm announced it will begin testing RLUSD on Optimism, Base, Kraken’s Ink, and Uniswap’s Unichain, targeting the deepest pools of on-chain liquidity rather than restricting the asset to the XRP Ledger. 

The expansion relies on Wormhole’s N…

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