Ripple will allocate $10 million into tokenized U.S. Treasury bills that Asiaβs largest tokenization platform OpenEden plans to issue on the XRP Ledger. This marks the first instance where short-term U.S. government debt, backed by U.S. Treasuries and collateralized reserve repurchases, will be available on the XRP Ledger to XRP holders.
Ripple’s New Fund for Tokenized Assets
Ripple announced that its investment in OpenEdenβs tokenized assets will be made through a newly created fund. While specific details about the fund remain undisclosed, Ripple confirmed that $10 million from this fund will be directed towards OpenEdenβs TBILL tokens. This move is part of Rippleβs larger strategy focusing on tokenized T-bills and the broader Real-World Assets (RWA) market.
βOpenEdenβs tokenized US Treasury bills represent another exciting example of how all types of real-world assets are being tokenized to drive utility and new opportunities,β said Markus Infanger, senior vice president at RippleX.
Strengthening the RWA Tokenization Market
The introduction of T-bills on the XRP Ledger strengthens the growing RWA tokenization market. RippleX’s senior VP emphasized that this development showcases how real-world assets are being tokenized to enhance utility and create new opportunities.
Mint TBILL with Stablecoins
OpenEden, which holds over $75 million in total value locked for its U.S. T-bills, announced that users will be able to mint TBILLs using stablecoins. This will include Ripple USD, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin that Ripple plans to launch later this year. Currently, the top stablecoins in the market are Tetherβs USDT and Circleβs USDC.
Expanding Real-World Assets Market
The tokenization market is growing as more financial securities and other real-world assets are brought on-chain. The advantages of blockchain technology have attracted significant players, including BlackRock, who have brought millions of dollarsβ worth of traditional assets on-chain.
While Ripple is preparing to introduce its first tokenized U.S T-bills, the company has made notable strides in the RWA space with recent developments. According to Team Ripple, XRP Ledgerβs support for automated market makers, lending protocols, native oracles, and decentralized identifiers are some of the features that make the open-source blockchain crucial to the RWA and DeFi markets.
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