RLUSD Over XRP? The Ripple Partner’s Stablecoin Saga 😂💸

In a Nutshell (Because Who Has Time for More?)

A company that once dreamed of amassing a strategic reserve of XRP has decided RLUSD is the belle of the ball for its electric vehicle arm. Poor XRP, left in the cold like last season’s tweed blazer.
Why? Because stablecoins are apparently faster and cheaper than your eccentric uncle’s attempts at online banking.

VivoPower International PLC, with all the subtlety of a brass band at a library, declared on September 8 that Tembo e-LV-its EV offspring-will now accept RLUSD payments. Yes, the same RLUSD that’s barely old enough to have a driver’s license.

Tembo, ever the pragmatist, claims to be addressing the banal but undeniable woes of international wire transfers: delays long enough to age a fine wine, and fees hefty enough to make Scrooge McDuck wince.

The official line? RLUSD will perform international transfers “almost instantaneously” and at a “fraction of the cost.” Oh, and it’s tethered to the US dollar like an obedient pup, backed by greenbacks, short-term treasuries, and other financial frippery.

According to the announcement, the perks of RLUSD over traditional methods include:

Efficiency Boost: Faster transactions, because who has time to wait?
Cost Cutting: Lower fees, sparing us all from the cruel clutches of banking bureaucracy.
Innovation Push: Supporting digital assets that play by the rules-because compliance is chic.
Treasury Expansion: Broadening horizons into the cryptoverse’s wild west.

This revelation, shared with the world via X (formerly Twitter), sparked curiosity among the masses. Why snub XRP, Ripple’s golden child, for the less flashy RLUSD? 🤔

Though VivoPower remained coy, one can hazard a guess: volatility. RLUSD clings to the dollar like a limpet, whereas XRP bounces around like a caffeinated toddler. Stability, it seems, is the new black.

And yet, in a twist worthy of a Dickens novel, VivoPower insists it’s morphing into “the world’s first XRP-focused digital asset enterprise.” Earlier this month, it splashed $30 million on XRP and plans to hoard up to $200 million worth. One might call it a tale of two tokens-or just plain indecision.

2025-09-09 19:37

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