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XRP Seoul 2026 draws 5,000 attendees as XRP Asia launches

  • —XRP Seoul 2026 drew over 5,000 attendees, up from about 3,000 in 2025
  • —XRP Asia, headquartered in Singapore, will fund grants, hackathons and developer education
  • —Ripple President Monica Long said a credit pilot using XRP as collateral is underway
  • —KakaoBank plans to integrate basic digital asset services into core banking from 2027
Why it matters: The event's growth and the launch of XRP Asia deepen XRPL's institutional footprint in Asia, where banks are testing tokenization and stablecoins.
Source: Bloomingbit