RLUSD security-first bridges vs KelpDAO bridge failure

Ripple CTO David Schwartz tok say RLUSD dey use one "security-first" cross-chain model, and e talk say bridge failures no too dey come from interoperability itself but from teams wey cut safeguards for convenience. Him mention the April 18 KelpDAO/rsETH incident: na LayerZero-based setup wey get 1-of-1 DVN wey allow message spoofing, make attackers fit mint fake rsETH and drain about $292M. Aave then freeze rsETH and wrsETH markets, stop new deposits and new borrows while pools still dey live. Schwartz compare that one with RLUSD wey dem issue natively on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum, so e reduce the need for one high-risk single bridge layer. Ripple dey use Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers (NTT) to enforce multi-layer verification and tighter control over token issuance. For market side, RLUSD don get approval as futures collateral on Bitrue, fit improve capital efficiency. Ripple reportedly dey discuss RLUSD integration with Mastercard for more direct settlement between traditional finance and blockchain rails. For traders, RLUSD story now tie close to cross-chain risk discipline after the major bridge exploit. If market believe RLUSD architecture reduce the chance of "bridge blowup", sentiment fit improve; if not, interoperability-linked tokens go still dey sensitive to similar failures.