Ripple and Arf are bringing RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-pegged stablecoin, to settlement financing on the XRP Ledger. The partnership targets licensed payment companies awaiting cross-border settlements, with plans to adopt lending infrastructure built directly into the network.
Xaman founder Wietse Wind said scammers create more than 20 fake X accounts and 10 malicious domains daily to promote a fake desktop app and fraudulent XRP airdrops.
XRPL's bug fix was nearly ready to go live, but a brief voting dip reset the 14-day countdown.
The institutional program targets a fourth-quarter 2026 start. A later DeFi phase depends on validators activating native lending features on the XRP Ledger.
The monthly average is the highest since March, about $72 million above August and higher than the roughly $90 million average for the previous three months.
Ripple announced on October 15, 2026, that its institutional prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime, has begun supporting real-world asset perpetual swaps.
Reaching that level by 2029 would require substantially stronger demand, while key support levels & supply remain critical factors.
Support has recovered to 31 of 35 validators, but the patch needs a fresh two-week activation countdown.
XRP whale inflows to Binance reached a monthly average of $112.4 million, the highest level since March, according to analyst Darkfost. Exchange inflows have reportedly returned to more typical levels, suggesting that intense selling pressure from large holders may be easing. XRP faces resistance between $1.38 and $1.40, while support near $1.
The asset's initial supply was 100 billion XRP. An original escrow schedule covered 55 billion XRP, with releases of up to 1 billion per month over 55 months.
CoinDCX set a $1.28-to-$1.38 range for Oct. 28. Its stronger upside scenario hinged on a daily close above the 100-day EMA at $1.3357.
Grayscale enables eligible investors to exchange XRP, Solana and Dogecoin for fund shares across 10 crypto products, with minimums starting at $80,300.