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Ripple Burns 5 Million RLUSD Following Major Exchange Listing
Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Ripple Suddenly Burns 5,000,000 RLUSD, What’s Going On? Original Link: https://cryptonews.net/news/altcoins/32313539/ Five million Ripple USD stablecoin (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger has been burned at the RLUSD treasury in recent hours, following a major listing announcement on a leading crypto exchange that has sparked attention in the market.
Exchange Listing and Trading Pairs
RLUSD is set to be listed for spot trading, with support for Ethereum and the XRP Ledger coming soon. The listing will open trading for spot trading pairs RLUSD/USDT, RLUSD/U and XRP/RLUSD on Jan. 22 at 8:00 a.m. (UTC). A zero fee promotion will be introduced for the RLUSD/USDT and RLUSD/U trading pairs.
Beyond spot trading support, the listing covers portfolio margin eligibility, increasing RLUSD’s utility in leveraged trading. RLUSD will also be included in platform’s Earn offerings soon.
Expanding Partnerships and Adoption
Ripple continues to bring on new partners, including OSL, Bitpanda, Amina Bank and others, thereby increasing RLUSD’s global utility.
In recent minting events, 20,000,000 RLUSD each in separate transactions were minted at RLUSD Treasury on Jan. 8 and 16.
2026 Outlook: Stablecoins as Growth Engine
Ripple President Monica Long predicts that the shift in crypto market will play out across four key areas: stablecoins, on-chain assets, crypto custody and automation through AI.
Long highlighted these themes as major turning points that might drive institutional adoption in 2026. She predicts that by 2027, financial institutions will tap into the power of regulated stablecoins for 24/7 collateral mobility in capital markets. While retail use cases for stablecoins exist, the real growth engine is B2B.
Within the next five years, stablecoins will become fully integrated into global payment systems. Long also predicts the convergence of blockchain and AI, saying that stablecoins and smart contracts will enable treasuries to manage liquidity and execute margin calls, all in real-time without manual intervention.