Key Insights
- •Interactive Brokers and LMAX Group have added support for RLUSD, recognizing its role in fast and cheap cross-border transactions.
- •XRP ETFs have surged to approximately $1.27B in cumulative net inflows, reflecting strong and consistent institutional demand.
- •XRP price continues to struggle, but its technical performance gives investors hope.
RLUSD, the USD-backed stablecoin, has seen increased institutional adoption in recent times, sparking indirect hopes for a XRP price rebound.
As per the latest XRP news, Interactive Brokers and LMAX Group plan to include support for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on their platforms this week.
Alongside these updates, the XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have reached a new milestone in inflows.
XRP News: Interactive Brokers and LMAX Support RLUSD
Interactive Brokers, a major global brokerage firm, has revealed intentions to add support for the RLUSD stablecoin.
Attorney and crypto enthusiast Bill Morgan shared the details on his official X account. Morgan noted that Interactive Brokers has already introduced a 24/7 account funding using stablecoins, starting with Circle’s USDC.
This XRP news move follows the launch of its stablecoin funding for individual brokerage accounts back in December.
Clients send USDC from their crypto wallet to a secure wallet managed through a partnership with Zero Hash. Once received, the stablecoin is automatically converted to USD and credited to the brokerage account.
This bridges traditional finance (TradFi) with crypto, giving users more control over capital movement.
As early as next week, Interactive Brokers plans to add support for two more major USD stablecoins. These include RLUSD and PYUSD from PayPal.
Note that Interactive Brokers already supports trading of XRP, the Ripple-backed coin, as part of its cryptocurrency offerings. Thus, the addition of RLUSD for funding builds on the existing Ripple partnership.
Interactive Brokers is shifting towards stablecoins due to their benefits. Stablecoins are faster, cheaper, 24/7, and used for global transactions as an alternative to traditional funding.
Besides Interactive Brokers, LMAX Group is another regulated firm that has shown support for RLUSD.
The company plans to incorporate RLUSD as a core collateral asset across its global institutional trading infrastructure.
The integration will enable LMAX’s clients to use RLUSD for enhanced cross-collateralization, margin efficiencies, and settlement.
Additional features include secure custody via LMAX Custody and institutional on-ramps using tools like LMAX Kiosk.
XRP ETF Hits $1.27 Billion in Inflow
As per the latest XRP ETF news, the investment instrument have hit a new milestone in total accumulated inflows.
According to SoSoValue data, cumulative net inflows into the XRP ETFs have surged to approximately $1.27 billion.
The data also showed the daily net inflow stood at $17.06 million on Thursday, Jan. 15. Additionally, the net assets under management across the ETFs reached $1.51 billion.
The $1.27 billion inflows milestone reflects strong and consistent institutional demand since the launch of these products in November 2025.
Canary Capital launched the first U.S. ETF that provides direct exposure to XRP. The fund started trading on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPC. On its first day of trade, XRPC saw over $57 million worth of trading volumes.
Other issuers, including Grayscale, Bitwise, 21Shares, and Franklin Templeton, soon joined Canary in launching their XRP ETFs.
After 15 days of trading, the spot XRP ETF registered total cumulative inflows of almost $1 billion. By December 19, the ETFs amassed total net assets of $1.14 billion.
XRP Price Outlook
Generally, ETFs lock up XRP in secure vaults, reducing the circulating supply available on exchanges. When exchange balances drop sharply, it creates a supply shock narrative, which usually leads to price surges.
However, XRP price has been trading in a range around $2.00–$2.10 recently, despite the rising inflows. The Ripple-backed coin is now down from its 2025 peaks near $3.50.
Nonetheless, market expectations are high for a future price rebound. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez recently pointed out a buy signal on the XRP chart based on the TD Sequential indicator.
Historically, similar setups on XRP price have preceded notable bounces. Considering these past scenarios, the market is now expecting similar moves for the Ripple-backed coin.