RLUSD Bridge Expansion Connects XRPL, Ethereum, and Cardano Ecosystems

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In a new tweet, blockchain interoperability network Wanchain has announced support for Ripple USD ($RLUSD) stablecoin on its bridge infrastructure, opening multiple pathways between major crypto ecosystems.

"New asset integration, $RLUSD is now supported on the Wanchain bridge," the official Wanchain X account stated in its tweet.

New asset integration💡$RLUSD is now supported on the Wanchain bridge!

Here are the routes on WanBridge:

-$RLUSD@XRPL⇆Cardano

-$RLUSD@Ethereum⇆Cardano

-$RLUSD@XRPL⇆Wanchain

-$RLUSD@Ethereum⇆Wanchain

-$RLUSD@Wanchain⇆Cardano

-$RLUSD@$XRP⇆Ethereum

👉https://t.co/SFaBxQwof3 pic.twitter.com/WhHelxE9Fw
— Wanchain (@wanchain_org) April 23, 2026

The integration allows $RLUSD on the $XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchains to move between additional chains, including Wanchain and Cardano. In its tweet, Wanchain highlighted new routes for $RLUSD, thanks to the bridge infrastructure.

$RLUSD on the $XRP Ledger will be interoperable on Cardano and Wanchain, the same for $RLUSD on the Ethereum blockchain. $RLUSD on Wanchain will be able to move to and from Cardano, while $RLUSD on $XRP will be interoperable on Ethereum.

Wanchain, a long-running, Ethereum-based layer-1 blockchain, focuses on cross-chain interoperability, connecting disparate networks to enable decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.

$RLUSD cross-chain vision

Ripple highlights a clear goal of enabling cross-chain and DeFi opportunities, with $RLUSD being issued on both the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ethereum.

Last December, Ripple took an important step towards $RLUSD's multichain vision, with the launch of the stablecoin on its first Layer 2 (L2) networks ahead of its official debut next year (pending regulatory approval).

$RLUSD testing on Optimism, Base, Ink, and Unichain is ongoing in partnership with Wormhole, one of the leading multichain interoperability protocols and its NTT token standard.

Ripple hopes to launch $RLUSD on more chains, but this is still subject to final regulatory approval. This comes after a Ripple 2026 survey showed that financial leaders are the most bullish on stablecoins among digital asset use cases.

At the beginning of April, $RLUSD was added to Coinone, one of South Korea's biggest regulated exchanges. This made it possible for Korean traders to buy Ripple's fully-reserved, enterprise-grade stablecoin directly in KRW.