Ripple’s RLUSD Skyrockets 10x as DBS, SBI, and Templeton Forge Historic Alliance
Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD just exploded—jumping tenfold in value overnight. The surge follows a landmark partnership between banking giants DBS and SBI, with heavyweight asset manager Templeton joining the fray.
Why the frenzy?
Institutional adoption is hitting a tipping point. DBS brings Asian banking clout, SBI delivers deep crypto infrastructure, and Templeton adds traditional finance credibility. Together, they're backing RLUSD as the bridge between digital and conventional markets.
No fluff—just cold, hard momentum. Ripple’s betting big on regulated, bank-friendly digital assets, and institutions are buying in. Literally.
Ten times might sound like hype—but when banks and fund managers pile in, even skeptics pay attention. After all, nothing moves markets like old money chasing new tricks.
Official Ripple press release announcement showing DBS and Franklin Templeton partnership launch – Source: Ripple
RLUSD Stablecoin Partnership Powers Institutional Crypto Yield With XRP Ledger & DBS
The DBS Digital Exchange is now listing Franklin Templeton’stoken alongside RLUSD, and this enables 24/7 trading between stablecoins along with yield-bearing tokenised money market funds. This RLUSD stablecoin partnership actually addresses what institutional investors need for portfolio flexibility during those volatile periods.
The market capitalization of Ripple's $RLUSD has risen to $729M, coming close to a $1 billion milestone. Investors can use RLUSD to trade Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI MMF, tokenized on the $XRP Ledger. pic.twitter.com/b81fnKXuGa
Trading Innovation Through XRP Ledger Integration
Franklin Templeton’s sgBENJI actually represents shares in the Franklin Onchain U.S. Dollar Short-Term Money Market Fund. The XRP Ledger was chosen for its speed, efficiency and also low transaction costs, enabling institutional crypto yield generation through seamless portfolio rebalancing right now.
Lim Wee Kian, CEO of DBS Digital Exchange, stated:
“Digital asset investors need solutions that can meet the unique demands of a borderless 24/7 asset class. This partnership demonstrates how tokenised securities can play that role while injecting greater efficiency and liquidity in global financial markets.”
Revolutionary Repo Markets Enable New Credit Solutions
The RLUSD stablecoin partnership’s second phase will actually explore using sgBENJI tokens as collateral for credit facilities, with DBS acting as custodian for third-party lending platforms and even some additional services.
Nigel Khakoo, VP and Global Head of Trading and Markets at Ripple, had this to say:
“2025 has been marked by a series of industry-firsts when it comes to traditional financial institutions moving onchain – and the linkup between Ripple, DBS and Franklin Templeton to enable repo trades for a tokenised money market fund with a regulated, stable and liquid mode of exchange such as RLUSD is truly a game-changer.”
Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, stated:
“We believe that blockchain and tokenisation unlock powerful new use cases that have the potential to reshape the global financial ecosystem. This collaboration represents a meaningful advancement in the utility of tokenised securities and a significant step forward in the growth of Asia’s digital asset ecosystem.”
This partnership enables investors to seamlessly rebalance between stablecoins and also yield-generating tokenised money market funds within a trusted ecosystem, addressing the fundamental challenge of earning returns while maintaining liquidity in digital asset portfolios right now.
Introducing the next building block of onchain markets – we’re partnering with @DBSbank and @FTI_Global to establish repo markets powered by tokenized collateral and stablecoins: https://t.co/vFTL32XO8C
Investors will be able to use $RLUSD to trade for Franklin Templeton’s money…
