RLUSD Scores Major Exchange Listing Amid Saudi Royal Endorsement of Ripple

Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD just hit the big leagues—landing on a $711B trading platform with heavyweight backing.

Royal flush: A Saudi prince quietly positioning himself as Ripple’s latest high-profile ally. Because nothing says ’regulatory approval’ like petrodollar adjacent cheerleading.

Market movers: Watch liquidity surge as institutional players get their first clean on-ramp. Just don’t ask about the peg mechanics during the next black swan event.

Ripple’s RLUSD Gains Momentum with Global Listings and Saudi Support

Bitget Exchange Adds RLUSD Trading

Bitget officially listed RLUSD on May 29, 2025, and it’s enabling trading in both Innovation and Web3 zones. The RLUSD listing provides USDT trading pairs for institutional and also retail users. This represents RLUSD’s fourth centralized exchange listing in 2025, which is quite significant.

Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, had this to say:

At the time of writing, the market capitalization of RLUSD is $309 million and trading volume is 61% higher than before. Currently, the RLUSD stablecoin is the 12th largest by market cap out of all stablecoins. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse previously outlined that RLUSD targets enterprise use, a purpose reinforced by the latest developments.

Saudi Arabia Prince Leads an XRP Investment

Remember the Saudi royal family, Prince & XRP?

Something Versan & I mentioned a few times for years.

Well, Prince Abdulaziz led a $121M investment to transform VivoPower, a public company, into the first XRP-focused digital asset firm. They’ve officially announced their…

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud led VivoPower’s $121 million private placement, and this establishes the first publicly traded XRP-focused treasury strategy. The Saudi Arabia royal committed $100 million, which represents 80% of total funding for XRP accumulation. This RLUSD and XRP news demonstrates growing institutional confidence in Ripple’s ecosystem at the time of writing.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud stated:

The Prince also mentioned:

Former Ripple Executive Strengthens an XRP Strategy

Adam Traidman, who is a former Ripple board member and also SBI Ripple Asia CEO, joined VivoPower as Chairman of Board of Advisors. Traidman’s involvement adds significant credibility to the RLUSD and XRP Ledger development strategy right now. His participation signals confidence in Ripple’s long-term vision, and it brings industry expertise.

Adam Traidman said:

VivoPower Executive Chairman Kevin Chin had this to say:

The RLUSD listing on Bitget combined with Saudi Arabia’s institutional backing through VivoPower represents a pivotal moment for Ripple’s ecosystem right now. Real XRP news! These developments position RLUSD for accelerated adoption and also demonstrate XRP’s growing acceptance among traditional investors. The XRP Ledger ecosystem continues expanding as more institutions recognize its potential for cross-border payments and also decentralized finance applications at the time of writing.