XRP, Financial System Integration Surges...Platforms Worldwide Are Lining Up

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XRP is accelerating the expansion of its ecosystem, showing a trend of 'continuous integration' across all areas including payments, trading, and wallets. As major platforms, payment services, and exchanges consecutively adopt XRP and XRP Ledger (XRPL) functionalities, its real-world use base is rapidly expanding.

According to a report by the virtual asset specialized media The Crypto Basic on April 22, XRP has seen continuous integrations related to payment, trading, and self-custody features across major global platforms in recent weeks. XRPL validator Vet assessed this trend as the full-scale initiation of a movement to position XRP at the forefront of the ecosystem.

Notably, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has adopted XRP as a payment method through its subsidiary Rakuten Wallet. Users can directly pay or trade XRP within the application, and a feature to convert existing points into XRP is also provided. This service connects to over 44 million users and a network of more than 5 million merchants.

Expansion also continued in the wallet sector. Cryptocurrency wallet provider Exodus enhanced its XRP Ledger integration, improving asset management and transfer capabilities, and also added support for Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD. This measure responds to increased user demand, reflecting that XRP is one of the actively used assets on the platform.

Bitget Wallet also integrated the XRPL mainnet, expanding XRP and RLUSD transfers, cross-chain functionality, and payment options. Notably, its utility is broadening by connecting to real-world payment scenarios such as cryptocurrency card payments, QR code payments, and bank transfers.

On the exchange front, Binance integrated RLUSD on an XRPL basis, supporting deposits and withdrawals and adding RLUSD/USDT, RLUSD/XRP trading pairs. This is evaluated to have strengthened liquidity and improved trading speed and cost efficiency.

This series of developments is leading to a structure that simultaneously expands XRP's utility in the core areas of payments, trading, and self-custody. Vet emphasized that XRP is being adopted by various independent platforms, not just as a product of a specific company, and stated that its influence could become even more pronounced in the next market upswing.

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