Ripple and Water.org Expand Stablecoin Work as Aid Payments Move Faster
Ripple and Water.org are expanding payments, RLUSD and custody work, with the central test being how efficiently funding reaches local lenders.
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Ripple and Water.org are expanding payments, RLUSD and custody work, with the central test being how efficiently funding reaches local lenders.
Taurus says its Stellar integration now supports smart-contract assets, extending the tasks institutions can perform through existing custody controls.
Airtm’s planned BVNK integration connects wallet balances to merchant payments, testing whether digital dollars can move beyond storage and transfers.
WalletConnect Pay now supports Stellar, while its planned Bermuda ticketing integration is expected in the second quarter of 2027.
An October 30 prospectus supplement adds Jane Street Capital to Hashdex’s authorized participants, expanding its listed creation-and-redemption network.
Solmate says its 1.26 million SOL were held with Kraken, Anchorage Digital or BitGo, offering a dated snapshot of treasury custody.
Devcon runs November 3–6 in Mumbai. The useful signal will be which research and product ideas become testable work after the event.
Horizen has set a November 4 bridge cutoff. Its recovery plan treats ZEN, ETH and bridged USDC differently as the ecosystem moves to Base.
Base plans to activate Denim on November 5. The upgrade changes block handling, giving node operators and applications separate readiness tasks.
Anchorpoint and Solana Foundation are exploring native HKDAP issuance, while the stablecoin remains in an institutional beta on Ethereum.
Animoca says its Abu Dhabi subsidiary has permission to manage collective investment funds, adding a new regulated route for institutional capital.
HKMA says EnsembleTX now supports round-the-clock real-value transactions, with regulated stablecoins next in its tokenization trials.