Altair is now an x402 merchant on XRPL AI Hub, settling daily AI model-token invoices in RLUSD through t54's facilitator. Stablecoin Insider checks the live merchant totals, compares daily RLUSD batching with per-request USDC x402, and lists what operators should verify before automating pay.
The Binance hack took about $6.36 billion, and stablecoin issuers froze roughly $2.7 billion within hours. Stablecoin Insider compares what Tether, Circle, Ripple and World Liberty said they froze with what is confirmed on-chain, and explains how freeze, burn and reissue recovery works.
Ripple and Robinhood announced a Robinhood RLUSD partnership on 27 October 2026: XRPL settlement at Bitstamp, Ripple Treasury for Robinhood's own cash, and an app listing later this year. Stablecoin Insider checks every figure and asks what it means next to USDG, which Robinhood also backs.
The OCC gave Ripple National Trust Bank final approval on 26 October 2026. Stablecoin Insider explains what the charter lets Ripple do with RLUSD reserves, what it rules out, how it compares with Circle's national trust bank, and what changes under the GENIUS Act.
RLUSD is Ripple's NYDFS-supervised dollar stablecoin: $2.59B supply (DefiLlama, Oct 27, 2026), BNY custody, yield options and the new OCC trust bank.
Ripple Mint gives institutions a web console and API to mint, redeem, and manage RLUSD. Ripple also invested in Notabene for pre-settlement compliance.
RLUSD hit a $1.7B on-chain ATH in Q2 2026 as Ripple secured JFSA Japan approval, MiCA CASP authorization, and the Flutterwave Africa deal. Full report.
