Circle has announced that its USDC stabelcoin is now live on XRP Ledger (XRPL), a significant move to the digital payments ecosystem. This integration was announced on the official X account of Circle. The move introduces the second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization and the largest regulated digital dollar to the XRPL, which is a fast and low-cost network.
With this launch, developers, enterprises, and fintech innovators will have the opportunity to leverage USDC on XRPL for various use cases:
- Faster and efficient B2B cross-border payments.
- DeFi liquidity provisioning: USDC stablecoin can be utilized by market makers to bootstrap liquidity for token pairs and FX flows.
- Financial plumbing: Custodians, wallets, and fintech platforms can leverage USDC to provide faster and more transparent settlement options.
Businesses can now easily access on/off-ramps for converting fiat currency to USDC on the XRP Ledger by applying for a Circle Mint account. Individuals and small institutions can access USDC through a network of providers available at USDC.com.
The USDC team sees this migration as an opportunity to extend the native USDC support to 22 blockchains, making USDC a stable, cross-chain digital dollar that enables the next era of global finance. With XRPL already gaining utility beyond payments, this integration allows access to increased liquidity, institutional access, and real-world applications throughout the crypto economy. More to come as XRPL and Circle transform the way money flows.
