RLUSD Launches in Japan, But Will It Move XRP?

Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, has gone live in Japan after clearing one of the world's strictest regulators. This marks a significant milestone for Ripple and its business, but it may not have a direct impact on the price of XRP.

The launch of RLUSD is seen as real infrastructure, with reserves that can be audited and a regulator that has signed off on it. In contrast, AlphaPepe's AI trading tools, built on meme culture, are considered unproven infrastructure, despite having a live product called AlphaSwap.

AlphaSwap scans contracts for risk before swapping, tracks whale flow, and tags news sentiment, but its durability is yet to be proven. The price of AlphaPepe's token has risen to $0.02551 in Stage 19 with past $2.26 million raised, but the analyst's $1 case is roughly a 39x.