
XRPL Commons Picks 13 Startups for Payments, AI and DeFi on XRP Ledger
- —Cohort 9 comprises 13 startups from 11 countries in the first fully online Aquarium group
- —Straid lets users borrow RLUSD against XRP collateral; Xrpay settles e-commerce in RLUSD
- —The nine-week program ends with an investor demo and milestone-linked funding
- —x402 transactions on the XRP Ledger topped 14 million as of Oct. 13
Why it matters: It broadens XRP Ledger use beyond transfers into payments, credit and AI agents, potentially boosting demand for RLUSD and XRP.
Source: Bitcoin.com