Ripple and SettleMint Expand APAC Tokenization Infrastructure
Ripple is integrating Ripple Custody with SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP) to help regulated financial institutions in Asia Pacific issue, manage, settle and custody tokenized assets through one system. The partnership combines SettleMint’s token issuance, compliance, settlement and asset-servicing tools with Ripple Custody’s security, governance and transaction controls. Ripple Custody and SettleMint already serve regional markets, including South Korea, Singapore and Japan. The companies said assets issued through SettleMint do not have to use XRP or the XRP Ledger. The deal strengthens Ripple’s institutional digital asset strategy across custody, payments, stablecoins and tokenization, but adoption and transaction volumes will determine its long-term value. XRP traded near $1.39 after gaining about 2% in 24 hours, with no evidence that the partnership caused the move. For traders, Ripple’s infrastructure expansion is a long-term adoption signal rather than an immediate XRP price catalyst.
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The announcement has limited immediate impact on XRP because the integration does not require tokenized assets to use XRP or the XRP Ledger. XRP rose about 2% to near $1.39, but there is no clear evidence that the partnership caused the move. Short-term traders may see some sentiment support from Ripple’s stronger institutional infrastructure narrative, but the absence of a direct XRP utility commitment reduces the likelihood of sustained buying. In the longer term, wider adoption of Ripple Custody, higher institutional transaction volumes or future products using XRP could improve XRP’s market relevance. Until those developments occur, the partnership is more likely to support the broader Ripple ecosystem narrative than materially change XRP’s price or market stability.