{"id":529173,"date":"2025-12-16T10:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/?p=1269527"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:50:40","slug":"ripple-tests-rlusd-on-base-and-optimism-ahead-of-layer-2-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/ripple-tests-rlusd-on-base-and-optimism-ahead-of-layer-2-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Tests RLUSD on Base and Optimism Ahead of Layer-2 Rollout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eth-editorial-banner\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"eth-editorial-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cnf2-scaled-1-1-1.png\" alt=\"Crypto News Flash\"> <span class=\"eth-editorial-text\">All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders.<\/span> <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"105\"><strong>Ripple is testing RLUSD on Base and Optimism in order to prepare for a regulated, multichain Layer-2 launch.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"226\"><strong>Regulatory progress supports the use case of RLUSD.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"522\">Ripple has <a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/insights\/ripple-usd-rlusd-expands-to-l2s-with-wormhole-ntt-standard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">begun<\/a> live testing RLUSD, the U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, on Ethereum the Layer-2 networks Base and Optimism, marking a clear step toward a broader multichain strategy. The tests utilize Wormhole\u2019s Native Token Transfers (NTT) standard, supporting RLUSD to move across chains natively without relying on wrapped or synthetic assets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"918\">In our report earlier, we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/ripple-expands-middle-east-footprint-as-rlusd-is-greenlisted-by-abu-dhabi-fsra\/\">discussed<\/a> that the Layer-2 trials follow Ripple\u2019s recent expansion in the Middle East, where RLUSD was greenlisted by Abu Dhabi\u2019s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA), making it legally usable within the jurisdiction. As announced on X, yesterday\u2019s news will increase the utility for XRP and RLUSD by creating premier liquidity pairs with wrapped XRP (wXRP) across these chains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RLUSD is expanding to Layer 2s using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wormhole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@wormhole<\/a>\u2019s NTT standard for native, secure transfers and will become the first U.S.-based, trust-regulated stablecoin on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Optimism?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Optimism<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/base?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Base<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/inkonchain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Inkonchain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unichain?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Unichain<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ju9KyoOIBa\">https:\/\/t.co\/ju9KyoOIBa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will enhance utility for XRP and RLUSD by\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripple (@Ripple) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ripple\/status\/2000566786035425363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1393\">Strengthens RLUSD\u2019s Institutional Case<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1774\">RLUSD currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/ripple-expands-real-world-utility-mastercard-adopts-rlusd-on-xrp-ledger\/\">operates<\/a> on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum and has surpassed $1 billion in circulating supply, according to CoinGecko. Expanding to Layer-2 networks places the stablecoin closer to active DeFi markets, lending protocols, and institutional settlement flows.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"2109\">The company also stated their plans to formally launch RLUSD on Base, Optimism, Ink, and Unichain next year, subject to regulatory clearance. Ripple further emphasizes RLUSD is designed to meet institutional compliance standards while also maintaining on-chain efficiency that positioning it as a regulated bridge between traditional finance and decentralized liquidity.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2111\" data-end=\"2168\">Ripple Momentum Builds Alongside Stablecoin Expansion<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2565\">According to Reuter recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/us-regulator-grants-crypto-firms-initial-approval-launch-trust-banks-2025-12-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, Ripple\u2019s stablecoin strategy is supported by recent U.S. regulatory progress. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval for a national trust bank charter tied to Ripple National Trust Bank. If finalized, RLUSD would operate under both state trust oversight and federal supervision, which is an oversight structure Ripple says is unique among all stablecoins on the market.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"3305\">RLUSD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/ripple-expands-real-world-utility-mastercard-adopts-rlusd-on-xrp-ledger\/\">expansion<\/a> coincides with renewed strength across Ripple\u2019s broader ecosystem. In November, the company raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation, with participation from investors linked to Citadel Securities, Fortress, Galaxy Digital, Pantera, and Brevan Howard.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3307\" data-end=\"3414\" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node>As of press time, XRP is trading at <strong>$1.87<\/strong>, experiencing a decrease of<span> <strong>6.07%<\/strong><\/span> over the past day and<span><strong> 8.89%<\/strong><\/span> over the past week. See XRP price chart below.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crypto-news-flash.com\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Ripple is testing RLUSD on Base and Optimism in order to prepare for a regulated, multichain Layer-2 launch. Regulatory progress supports the use case of RLUSD. Ripple has begun live testing RLUSD, the U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, on Ethereum the Layer-2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":529174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[8646,172,1695,25,101,19217,102],"class_list":{"0":"post-529173","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-other","8":"category-ripple","9":"tag-base","10":"tag-crypto","11":"tag-layer-2","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-ripple","14":"tag-rlusd","15":"tag-xrp"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}