Institutional DeFi has crossed the tipping point from pilot projects to billion-dollar volumes. Over the last year, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has broken into the Top 10 chains for real-world assets (RWAs), reached its first $1B+ month in stablecoin volume, and cemented its role as a settlement layer trusted by both crypto-native firms and regulated financial institutions. At the core of this evolution is XRP itself: every new feature that enhances XRPL’s institutional utility strengthens the underlying demand and use cases for the network’s native digital asset. This momentum underscores XRPL’s evolution into a leading ... (full story)