XRP News Today: Two new records may change the situation

XRP News Today: Are RLUSD and RWA growth changing the XRP narrative?

While the price chart tells a story, the network behind the token set two separate records in the same week. This issue of "XRP News Today" provides an in-depth analysis of these two milestones and the current performance of the token price relative to Bitcoin.

Current price trend: Slightly outperforms Bitcoin

According to CoinGecko's real-time comparison chart, the token traded at US$1.38, up 1.3% in the past 24 hours, during which time the price fluctuated between US$1.33 and US$1.38.

Indicator Value Price $1.3824 Hour Change +1.3% Market Value $86.712B Fully Diluted Valuation (FDV)$137.883B 24 Hour Trading Volume $1.479B Note: Cryptocurrency prices change rapidly. Price data may differ from the latest market value, so before making any financial decisions, be sure to verify current prices through official or reliable market sources. This price data is based on market conditions at 11:30 am (IST) on September 14, 2026.

Source: CoinGecko real-time data

This slight overperformance against Bitcoin is consistent with two strong online data brought this week.

Ripple stablecoin hits record high

The first record in this issue of "XRP News Today" belongs to RLUSD, the dollar-linked stablecoin issued by Ripple. According to a BSCNews post, RLUSD hit a new high in circulation supply, reaching $2.442 billion.

This milestone marks a steady climb in 2026: supply was approximately US$1.7 billion in mid-August, exceeded US$2 billion at the end of August, and reached US$2.32 billion in early September, with an average monthly growth rate of approximately 15% to 20%.

The following details help understand the background to this growth:

• XRP Ledger (XRPL) is now regarded as the 11th largest stablecoin chain in the industry, with a native supply of US$1.15 billion, and these RLUSDs are issued directly on this ledger.
• RLUSD is a limited purpose trust company product issued by Standard Custody Trust Company, a subsidiary of Ripple and regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
• Although the token struggled during some periods in 2026, this growth is still occurring, indicating that stablecoins are not in step with price movements.

Since the RLUSD issued on this particular ledger is the basis for generating the network's own decentralized exchange activity, growth here has a more direct impact on the ecosystem than the supply of RLUSD stuck on other chains such as Ethereum.

This ledger led the inflow of tokenized assets to all blockchains this year

The second record is arguably more weighty. According to RWA.xyz, XRP Ledger has attracted US$3.6 billion in physical asset (RWA) inflows since the beginning of 2026, more than all other tracked blockchain networks.

The following is a comparison with other networks:

• BNB Chain ranks second with annual inflows of US$2.7 billion.
• Stellar ranks third with annual inflows of US$2.5 billion.
• Solana followed closely with $2.2 billion.
• Ethereum is US$1.1 billion, although it still ranks first in terms of overall tokenization value.

This data specifically excludes stablecoins, meaning that it measures the introduction of physical assets such as commodity tokenization, credit and other traditional financial instruments. This represents an arguably more meaningful category of adoption than traditional volume or price speculation.

With only a few months left to the network, its total inflow has exceeded more than 16 times the total RWA inflow for the whole of 2025.

Why the simultaneous appearance of two separate records is important

It is easy to regard these as two unrelated news headlines, but they point in the same direction.

One measures the size of deposits in regulated, dollar-linked assets structured for payments and settlements; the other measures the trend of traditional financial assets choosing to be represented on-chain on this particular network.

Neither relies on the rise in the coin's own price and continues to climb during periods of price decline, suggesting that the basic adoption story and the daily price chart are currently two separate things that run on different timelines.

Conclusion

This issue of XRP News Today captures a network that has quietly accumulated records: the new supply of RLUSD, and the ledger's leading position in inflows of tokenized assets this year, while the token itself is trading within a narrow range.

Whether underlying growth will eventually drive prices up with it is an open question worth observing, but no matter the answer, the story on the Internet side is becoming stronger and stronger.

Disclaimer : This article is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be regarded as financial or investment advice. Be sure to conduct your own research before making an investment decision.