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Santiment: RLUSD growth does not directly translate into XRP price gains

  • —RLUSD market cap is rising while XRP's price declines, so the two assets are not moving in tandem
  • —XRP burned as fees on RLUSD transactions is too small to affect the price
  • —RLUSD runs on blockchains beyond XRPL, so gains are not concentrated in XRP
  • —Standard Chartered's RLUSD custody is live, but the LMAX collateral integration is not yet complete
Why it matters: XRP holders should treat RLUSD's growth separately: a bigger stablecoin does not by itself guarantee demand for XRP.
Source: Bloomingbit