Well, folks, grab your popcorn and buckle up because Brad Garlinghouse, the man who probably has “CEO” tattooed on his forehead (just kidding, Brad 💼), has officially announced that Ripple just bought Rail-a payment infrastructure provider so stablecoin-focused it might as well wear a monocle and carry a ledger. For a cool $200 million, no less! That’s enough cash to make Scrooge McDuck dive into his vault yelling “Woo-hoo!” 🦆💰
Apparently, this bold move is supposed to catapult Ripple into the big leagues of enterprise digital payments. By the end of 2025-if the regulators don’t throw a wrench in the works-we’re looking at Ripple becoming the Beyoncé of stablecoin settlement providers. 🎤✨ Garlinghouse himself called it a *big step* in Ripple’s master plan, which sounds like something out of a Bond movie but with fewer explosions and more blockchain.
Rail isn’t just any old company; oh no, it’s bringing some serious bells and whistles to the party. Virtual accounts? Check. Third-party payment support? Double-check. Treasury automation? Triple-check. It’s like they took everything you ever wanted from financial tech and shoved it into one shiny package. And guess what? All these goodies are being dumped straight into Ripple’s existing payment network faster than you can say “API stack.” 🧰💡
No such thing as the August doldrums at @Ripple…very excited to share that we’re acquiring @RailFinancial!
Ripple + Rail together will be THE go-to provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure for global financial institutions around the world.
– Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) August 7, 2025
Meanwhile, back in the real world-or should I say, the crypto-world?-Ripple’s very own stablecoin, RLUSD, is climbing the charts faster than a rockstar on caffeine. Ranked 105th among all crypto assets by market cap, RLUSD boasts a circulating supply of 612.74 million, a market cap of $612.71 million, and a 24-hour trading volume of $45.26 million. Not too shabby for a token that probably started its life as an idea scribbled on a napkin. 📈💵
Oh, and let’s not forget-it’s currently breathing down the neck of PayPal’s PYUSD. Move over, PYUSD, there’s a new sheriff in town, and it goes by the name RLUSD. Yeehaw! 🤠🔥
$3 billion out
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the sheer audacity here. Ripple already runs one of the biggest digital asset payment platforms on the planet, complete with over 60 active licenses and a network that supports both XRP and other digital assets. Now, with Rail under its belt, it’s adding even more firepower to handle stablecoin flows without forcing users to touch actual crypto. Because apparently, holding crypto directly is SO last year. 😒💎
And get this: Ripple has already blown through over $3 billion on strategic acquisitions. THREE. BILLION. DOLLARS. That’s enough money to fund a small country or buy everyone in the office matching gold Rolexes. This latest acquisition screams, “We’re taking over the stablecoin settlement game,” while RLUSD sits in the corner flexing its muscles like a superhero waiting for its cue. 💪🦸♂️
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2025-08-07 18:25