Ripple bets XRPL lending can give XRP a future beyond payments as price struggles

Ripple is trying to move the XRP Ledger (XRPL) deeper into institutional credit, a push that could expand the network’s role beyond cross-border payments and give XRP a broader claim on the next phase of onchain finance.

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