🏦 BlackRock + VanEck Plug Into Ripple’s RLUSD

Wall Street’s tokenized treasuries just got 24/7 liquidity.

📊 Quick Hits

• 💰 Funds: BlackRock BUIDL (2B), VanEck VBILL (launching soon)
• 🔗 Integration: RLUSD smart contract live for BUIDL, VBILL next
• 🪙 Stablecoin: RLUSD (741M market cap, NYDFS-regulated, USD 1:1)
• 🌐 XRPL growth: 5.6M accounts, 4B+ transactions, +430% weekly payments since 2023

⏱ From Bank Hours to Always-On Liquidity

Ripple and Securitize just broke a wall: investors can now swap tokenized fund shares (like BlackRock’s BUIDL) into RLUSD instantly—no waiting for settlement windows or bank hours.

This isn’t hype—it’s programmable liquidity for U.S. Treasuries on-chain. Historically frozen behind legacy rails, these assets can now move with crypto-speed.

💬 Voices from the Deal

• Jack McDonald, Ripple SVP Stablecoins: “Making RLUSD available as an exchange option for tokenized funds is a natural next step as we continue to bridge traditional finance and crypto.”
• Carlos Domingo, CEO Securitize: “Integrating RLUSD into tokenized funds is a major step forward in automating liquidity for institutional assets.”

Translation: Wall Street treasuries now live on XRPL.

🏛 Why It Matters

• For Ripple: RLUSD isn’t just for remittances—it’s now a settlement rail for institutional money.
• For BlackRock & VanEck: Tokenized funds become liquid, programmable, and attractive to both crypto natives and TradFi investors.
• For XRPL: A credibility boost—XRPL now hosts real institutional tokenization, not just retail payments.

🌐 Bigger Picture

BlackRock’s BUIDL fund is the flagship of tokenized treasuries. Adding 24/7 redemptions via RLUSD signals that tokenized finance is moving from pilot projects to infrastructure-level adoption.

With:

• RLUSD growing past 741M
• XRPL seeing a 430% surge in weekly payments
• TradFi giants plugging into smart contracts

…the rails of institutional finance are literally being rebuilt on blockchain.

⚡ TL;DR

Ripple and Securitize linked BlackRock’s 2B BUIDL fund to Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin, with VanEck’s VBILL next. This means instant redemptions, 24/7 liquidity, and programmable settlement for tokenized treasuries. XRPL is quietly morphing into a global institutional settlement layer.