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Ripple is doubling down on their bet on stablecoins being the future of global payments. Which is exactly why they’re buying a startup in Toronto.
What’s happening:
- Ripple is acquiring Toronto based stablecoin payments platform Rail for $200M USD in cash
Why it matters:
- Rail is one of the fastest growing stablecoin payment platforms in the world that allows large financial institutions and global companies to easily integrate stablecoins as a method of payment through a single API
Going deeper:
- Ripple has publicly stated they will leverage their new acquisition of Rail to integrate their stablecoin RLUSD as well as XRP into global payments
- Stablecoins have continued to come into focus both in the private and public markets following the signing of the GENIUS Act by President Donald Trump which ushered in the first ever federal regulatory framework for stablecoin issuers in American history
The intrigue:
- Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) was previously the lead investor in Rail’s Series A financing round for $10M USD
