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Stablecoin liquidity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has nearly doubled over the past month, putting the network within reach of a $1 billion supply milestone as Ripple tries to position its blockchain for automated payments.

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Who
Ripple, x402, Mastercard, Markus Infanger, Jazzi Cooper, J. Ayo Akinyele
What
Stablecoin liquidity on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has nearly doubled over the past month, putting the network within reach of a $1 billion supply milestone as Ripple tries to position its blockchain for automated payments.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:25:51 GMT · 2h 58m ago
Where
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Why
Ripple is positioning its blockchain for automated payments by AI agents, arguing that these agents will require dollar-denominated payment rails that can settle transactions in seconds without manual approval.
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Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, now dominates dollar liquidity on the XRPL, and the company is actively developing tools like the XRPL AI Starter Kit and partnering with Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines, attempting to capture a significant share of the projected $182.97 billion agentic payments market by enabling AI agents to conduct autonomous financial transactions through their platform.

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