Ripple Mint Unveiled: Institutional Access Expanded for RLUSD
Ripple has launched Ripple Mint, a platform that expands institutional access to its US dollar-pegged stablecoin, RLUSD. The company announced the launch on Thursday, describing Ripple Mint as a unified platform for managing RLUSD through either a web interface or direct API integrations.
The new platform is designed to support both manual operations and automated integrations, giving institutions flexible access to digital dollars through workflows that fit their needs. According to Ripple, 'Ripple Mint is built to give institutions flexible access to digital dollars through the workflows that fit their needs.'
RLUSD was launched in December 2024 with a focus on institutional use, and has since grown into one of the larger US dollar-based stablecoins by market capitalization. The token reached its all-time high market capitalization on June 1, 2026, when it surpassed $1.8 billion.
As of the Ripple Mint launch, RLUSD's market cap briefly rose from about $1.54 billion to $1.64 billion before settling near $1.59 billion. At the time of publication, RLUSD ranked as the ninth-largest USD-pegged stablecoin by market capitalization.