Ripple’s RLUSD Emerges as 24/7 Stablecoin Off-Ramp for BlackRock and VanEck Tokenized Funds

Wall Street's tokenization revolution just got its after-hours liquidity solution.

The 24/7 Bridge

Ripple's dollar-pegged asset now provides round-the-clock settlement between traditional finance giants and digital asset ecosystems. BlackRock's BUIDL fund and VanEck's tokenized offerings gain instant liquidity windows without waiting for market hours.

No More Banking Hours

The stablecoin bypasses traditional settlement delays, cutting treasury management friction for institutional players. Fund managers can rebalance positions across time zones while traditional markets sleep—because apparently money never actually sleeps, it just waits for blockchain infrastructure to catch up.

Institutional Adoption Accelerates

Tokenized funds now flow seamlessly between traditional and digital rails, proving that even Wall Street veterans prefer crypto's efficiency over waiting for SWIFT confirmations. The move signals deeper integration between regulated finance and decentralized networks—though let's be real, they'll probably still charge the same legacy fees for 'digital convenience.'

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The move creates what Ripple calls a “24/7 stablecoin off-ramp” for tokenized treasuries, giving institutional investors a way to redeem into on-chain liquidity instantly instead of waiting for traditional settlement windows.

“This tie-up is a natural next step as we continue to bridge traditional finance and crypto,” said Jack McDonald, Ripple’s SVP of Stablecoins, in a prepared statement. He framed RLUSD as both regulatory-compliant and enterprise-grade, stressing its design for institutional adoption.

RULSD Is a Regulated Stablecoin with Institutional Reach

RLUSD is issued under a New York DFS trust charter and backed one-to-one with liquid reserves. Since its launch last year, the stablecoin has grown to more than $700 million in circulation, with Ripple pushing its use in cross-border payments, liquidity pools, and now institutional money markets.

Positioning RLUSD inside tokenized products from giants like BlackRock and VanEck elevates its role as a settlement LAYER for real-world assets (RWA). Investors can now cycle between traditional fixed-income instruments and crypto-native liquidity without friction. This expands the utility of both tokenized funds and stablecoins.

Ripple Aims for a Dual Push with RWA and DeFi

The integration also lays the groundwork for RLUSD’s deployment on the XRP Ledger, which WOULD give Ripple a two-pronged strategy. On one side, RLUSD anchors into institutional platforms like BlackRock and VanEck for regulatory-compliant RWA settlement. On the other, Ripple can push RLUSD into DeFi pools and on-chain payments. This could drive more liquidity into its ecosystem.

It is pretty impressive how Ripple’s RLUSD has already become a $700 million stablecoin in less than a year. Now that regulators are onboard and integration into the XRP Ledger is on the horizon, RLUSD is being positioned as a stablecoin that can serve Wall Street and DeFi at the same time.

At the time of writing, XRP is sitting at $2.8776.