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Ripple enters the stablecoin market with a USD-pegged token. Backed by USD deposits, treasuries, and audits, Ripple’s stablecoin targets institutional adoption. The new stablecoin will initially be issued on Ethereum and XRP Ledger. Ripple, the blockchain enterprise behind XRP Ledger, has announced its entry into the stablecoin market with plans to introduce a USD-pegged stablecoin. 1/ The stablecoin market is booming – around $150B today, and projected to soar past $2.8T by 2028. There's a clear demand for trust, stability, and utility. That's why later this year we’re launching a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the USD on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.… — Ripple (@Ripple) April 4, 2024 Backed by a robust reserve of USD deposits, short-term U.S. government treasuries, and other cash equivalents, Ripple aims to rival existing stablecoin s like Tether (USDT) and Circle’s USD Coin (USDC). Ripple’s move into the stablecoin...

Given Silicon Valley Bank’s direct involvement in destabilizing USDC prices, CZ blamed banks for increasing the risks of stablecoins. The death spiral of the Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) ecosystem served as a catalyst to the 2022 bear market — causing losses in the millions, damaging investor sentiment and intensifying the regulatory spotlight over cryptocurrencies. However, the recent depegging of Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) led Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao to believe that traditional banks are a risk to stable coins that are usually pegged 1:1 with fiat currencies, like the US dollar. On March 11, Circle disclosed that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) did not process its $3.3 billion withdrawal request. The crypto market responded to the revelation by selling off their USDC holdings, causing the US dollar-backed stablecoin to lose its peg. Given SVB’s direct involvement in destabilizing USDC prices, CZ blamed banks for increasing the risks of stablecoins. Banks are a risk to fiat-back...