Ripple stablecoin surges 164.2% as institutions scoop up while retail investors sell
Ripple stablecoin surges 164.2% as institutions scoop up while retail investors sell
Despite an overall downturn in the digital asset market, Ripple’s stablecoin recorded explosive growth of 164.2% within the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem, demonstrating expanding adoption by institutional investors.
According to cryptocurrency-focused media outlet The Crypto Basic on February 6 (local time), digital asset analytics firm Messari stated in its recently released Q4 2025 XRP report that the market capitalization of Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD within the XRP Ledger surged 164.2% quarter over quarter. Even as major assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP underwent price corrections, RLUSD supplied liquidity within the ecosystem and entered an independent growth trajectory, the report noted.
The increase in RLUSD adoption on the XRP Ledger suggests that Ripple’s long-standing strategy of building institutional-grade financial infrastructure is yielding tangible results. Messari assessed that RLUSD has moved beyond serving merely as a store of value and has established itself as a core asset in the decentralized finance ecosystem. While overall network metrics on the XRP Ledger remained stable, active stablecoin addresses and transaction volumes rose in tandem, significantly boosting network utilization.
Meanwhile, heightened volatility in the digital asset market led to slight quarter-over-quarter declines in XRP’s circulating supply and price indicators. Broad selling pressure triggered by Bitcoin hovering near the $60,000 level also affected XRP. However, Messari diagnosed that despite the price decline, the network’s security and the stability of node operations remain robust, providing strong fundamentals for a potential market rebound.
Looking ahead, Ripple plans to further expand the stablecoin ecosystem, including RLUSD, to cultivate the XRP Ledger as a core platform for global asset tokenization. Expectations of an improving regulatory environment following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump have increased, and on-chain financial transactions by institutions using stablecoins are expected to become more active. Concluding the report, Messari analyzed that expanded stablecoin liquidity in the first quarter of 2026 is likely to drive an overall increase in asset value across the XRP Ledger.
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