“Be careful. FOMO.” That’s the direct message from XRPL validator Vet, published on
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He wasn’t talking about Ripple’s own products. He was talking about independent adoption – and the list is getting harder and harder to ignore.
Binance and Bitget expand their XRPL footprint
Binance completed the integration of RLUSD – Ripple’s corporate stablecoin – directly onto the XRP Ledger in February.
Since then, trading pairs including RLUSD/USDT and RLUSD/XRP have gone live on the exchange, providing users with faster and cheaper ways to move funds within the ecosystem.
I’m not talking about Ripple products.
I am referring to XRPL integrations on Binance, Bitget, Rakuten Wallet, Exodus etc.
Be careful, Fomo.
– Veterinarian (@Vet_X0) April 21, 2026
Bitget Wallet has since followed, adding the XRPL mainnet to its platform and enabling XRP and RLUSD transfers as well as cross-chain options.
Reports indicate that the wallet is also working with Ripple’s ecosystem to push further adoption of RLUSD, including through real-world payment options such as QR code transactions, crypto card payments, and bank transfers.
Uninterrupted wave of XRP integrations across various platforms, payment providers, exchanges, etc. Sometimes with XRPL, asset support is issued when it makes sense.
The emphasis is on the presence of XRP in the foreground.
This will pay off when the decades start happening again in a matter of weeks.
– Veterinarian (@Vet_X0) April 21, 2026
Exodus Movement expanded its own XRP Ledger support on April 16, rolling out enhanced tools to manage and move XRP within its self-custodial wallet. The update also brought support for RLUSD to the platform for the first time.
According to Exodus, XRP is already among the most used assets on its platform – and the new features were created in direct response to user demand.
Rakuten opens XRP to 44 million users in Japan
Perhaps the most important development came from Japan. On April 14, Rakuten – one of the largest e-commerce companies in the country – introduced XRP to its payment network through its subsidiary Rakuten Wallet.
Users can now spend XRP at over 5 million merchants, redeem it in-app, and convert Rakuten loyalty points to XRP.
This latest feature connects the token to one of the most widely used rewards systems in Japan, where billions of points are already in circulation. The move puts XRP in front of over 44 million users at once.
These developments cover a range of functions – trading, payments, transfers and asset storage – on platforms that serve users well beyond the core audience for cryptocurrencies.
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A model for the next market cycle
Vet, which runs a validator node on the XRP Ledger, defined current activity as something to watch closely before market conditions change.
His message did not anticipate any price changes. He simply highlighted the pace of adoption and suggested that its weight may not be felt until trading volumes recover.
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