Latin America’s Crypto Giant Takes a Leap: $200M Tokenization on XRP Ledger 🚀💰

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In a world where the digital and the tangible increasingly blur, Mercado Bitcoin, a titan among Latin America’s fintech entities, has embarked on a grand voyage to tokenize $200 million worth of real-world assets on the XRP Ledger blockchain. This ambitious endeavor encompasses a diverse array of assets, from the steadfast fixed income to the more adventurous equity income instruments. 🌐💼

Mercado Bitcoin Tokenizes $200 Million in RWAs on XRP Ledger

As Ripple, the custodian of the XRP Ledger, proudly announced, Mercado Bitcoin, a trailblazer in the cryptocurrency services sector in Latin America, is set to tokenize a staggering $200 million of real-world assets, including fixed income and equity income tools. This is not just a step; it’s a leap into the future of finance. 🚀

In one of LATAM’s largest tokenization efforts to date, @MercadoBitcoin is bringing over $200M in real-world assets onchain to the XRP Ledger, including fixed income and equity income instruments.

The assets will connect to a network trusted by more than…

— RippleX (@RippleXDev) July 4, 2025

The Ripple-linked programmable blockchain, XRP Ledger (XRPL), has been chosen as the bedrock for this initiative. With this bold move, Mercado Bitcoin cements its position as one of the world’s five largest tokenization operators. 🏆

This initiative stands as one of the most significant tokenization efforts by a Latin American institution on the XRPL, marking a strategic pivot in Mercado Bitcoin’s international expansion. The goal? To enhance global liquidity and broaden access to regulated digital products across South America and Europe. 🌍💼

Silvio Pegado, Managing Director, LATAM at Ripple, underscores the region’s pivotal role in his company’s expansion strategy:

Across Latin America, we’re witnessing forward-thinking institutions exploring how tokenization can revolutionize access and efficiency in financial markets. Mercado Bitcoin’s integration with the XRPL exemplifies how public blockchain infrastructure is earning the trust of institutions and becoming a reliable foundation for regulated financial products. With the XRPL’s robust infrastructure, it’s now feasible to bring these assets onchain while meeting institutional standards for cost, speed, and compliance. 🚀

Ripple, a key architect of the XRPL, is dedicated to bringing high-quality, regulated assets on-chain and is actively supporting Mercado Bitcoin’s integration into the XRPL. 🛠️

XRPL to Fuel Integration with Speed and Cost-Effectiveness

The XRP Ledger is renowned for its lightning-fast and low-cost transactions, making it a cornerstone in the stablecoin segment. Since the launch of Ripple USD (RLUSD), a dollar-pegged stablecoin, the XRPL has emerged as a leading blockchain in the stablecoin domain. 💡

Mercado Bitcoin has already collaborated with Ripple, utilizing Ripple Payments to streamline cross-border treasury flows between Brazil and Portugal, and by listing RLUSD, an enterprise-grade, USD-denominated stablecoin, on its exchange. Mercado Bitcoin was the first to embrace this solution in the country, gaining access to a faster, more secure, and cost-efficient international payments system. 🌐🔒

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2025-07-04 19:00