Institutional stablecoin Ripple USD ( RLUSD ) topped the global list in short-term growth in the DeFi sector. Over the past 7 days, its trading volume on decentralized exchanges ( DEX ) has increased by 199.4 million US dollars.
According to the data from the analysis platform Token Terminal, the performance of this asset has surpassed that of its closest competitor, USDG's token. The latter only recorded a weekly inflow of 97.6 million US dollars during the same period, representing a gap of more than twice as much.
How to achieve twice the results of competitors within a week
Such a concentrated inflow of liquidity directly stems from the ready-made B2B infrastructure deployment for large-scale funds. Retail investors chase speculative returns, while institutional participants are more pragmatic, betting on the strictly compliant Ripple digital dollars. This stablecoin is regulated by the New York regulatory authority NYDFS and is fully backed by U.S. Treasury bonds.
The new decentralized trading volume comes from a series of technical integrations: The token was quickly added to the dedicated fund pool for large-scale arbitrage on Uniswap V4, established cross-chain channels with over 100 blockchains through the Squid protocol, and launched on the Swiss platform Arf.
The final step enables licensed payment companies to use RLUSD for instant cross-border settlements, thoroughly solving a long-standing problem in the fintech sector: the long-term freezing of active funds in bank correspondent accounts.
In this context, the latest data from the rwa.xyz analysis panel highlights a unique structural paradox. Calculated by net market value, RLUSD has reached $2.401976892 billion, ranking 8th among global stablecoins, and is already approaching the level of similar projects such as PayPal, which has a market value of $3.01 billion.
Overall, the surge in trading volume this week clearly demonstrates that a niche tool, with the right legal framework in place, can become a major bridge between traditional banks and decentralized markets.
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