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Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD has been launched in Japan and approved by the Japanese Financial Services Agency.
PANews reported on June 25th that Ripple and SBI Holdings announced the official launch of the RLUSD stablecoin in Japan, which has received approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency. RLUSD is available to institutional and retail users through SBI VC Trade's VCTRADE platform. Classified as a new type of electronic payment instrument under Japan's Payment Services Act, RLUSD is designed to meet the security and regulatory standards for foreign-issued stablecoins. Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple Stablecoins, stated that this launch is an important step in expanding access to regulated USD stablecoins for Japanese financial institutions and businesses, and that RLUSD will serve as a bridge for payments, tokenization, and collateral management.
Ripple disclosed eight developments related to RLUSD, covering payments, exchanges, and cross-chain infrastructure.
According to Mars Finance, Jack McDonald, Senior Vice President of Ripple's Stablecoin Business, disclosed eight recent developments regarding RLUSD in an article published on X on June 29th. These developments cover settlement, regional access, on-chain liquidity, cross-border payments, multi-chain support, exchange listing, charitable initiatives, and the Japanese market. Mastercard has expanded its settlement capabilities, supporting RLUSD on eight blockchain networks, including XRP Ledger. Ripple has also expanded RLUSD availability in Turkey through partnerships with BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo, and partnered with Bitso to enable RLUSD and MXNB to support liquidity and cross-border trading through XRP Ledger's Permissioned DEX. RLUSD also achieves multi-chain support through Wormhole Native Token Transfers and entered the Japanese market through SBI VC Trade after obtaining approval from the Japanese Financial Services Agency. In addition, RLUSD has been listed on exchanges such as Gate and Floq and integrated with cross-chain infrastructure provider Squid Router. Meanwhile, Ripple has joined Water's GetBlue campaign as its exclusive digital asset and payment partner.
Ripple's co-founder has reportedly invested in a company founded by the son of a US senator.
PANews reported on July 3rd that, according to Cointelegraph, Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen has reportedly invested in American Perpetuals Exchange Corp. (APEC), a derivatives exchange founded by Theodore Gillibrand, son of New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The platform has reportedly raised $30 million, with most investors contributing between $5,000 and $10,000. This investment comes as Gillibrand is involved in negotiations regarding the ethics provisions of the Clarity Act, which is expected to have a significant impact on the US crypto industry.
Ripple-backed crypto PAC-powered Democratic candidate wins Colorado primary.
PANews reported on July 2nd that, according to Cointelegraph, Manny Rutinel, the Democratic candidate for Colorado's 8th Congressional District, won the party primary with 61.7% of the vote and will advance to the general election in November. The You Can Push Back Super PAC, funded with $3.5 million by Ripple Labs co-founder Chris Larsen, spent $1 million supporting Rutinel's campaign before the primary. Rutinel received a "strongly pro-crypto" rating from Stand With Crypto, an organization affiliated with Coinbase. Previously, Public Citizen reported that the crypto industry had invested approximately $189 million in the 2026 US election.
Theo, an on-chain capital markets platform, invested $20 million in Fidelity's tokenized USD liquidity fund, FILQ.
PANews reported on June 30th that, according to Cointelegraph, on-chain capital markets platform Theo, through Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum, invested $20 million in Fidelity International's tokenized USD liquidity fund FILQ, becoming the first crypto-native platform to invest in the fund. FILQ is a USD liquidity fund issued on the Sygnum Desygnate platform, rated Aaa-mf by Moody's, investing in diversified short-term money market instruments. Chainlink provides on-chain net asset value and dividend data, and JPMorgan Chase (daily) audits the net asset value. Data shows that FILQ currently manages approximately $55.1 million in on-chain assets, and Theo's investment represents nearly one-third of that.
The X platform launches a managed MCP that supports direct API connections for AI agents.
PANews reported on June 30 that, according to Cointelegraph, the X platform has launched a managed MCP (Model Context Protocol), which allows AI agents to connect Grok, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI tools to the X API, enabling them to access the X platform's real-time information source without any configuration.