TL;DR:
- Copper integrated RLUSD, Ripple’s stablecoin, into its Stablecoin Rewards Program, allowing institutional clients to earn yields within its custody service.
- RLUSD’s market capitalization surpassed $1.75 billion, up from approximately $132 million recorded a year ago.
- Copper’s program already includes USDC, USDe, USDtb, PYUSD, USX and USDG.
Copper, a digital asset infrastructure provider, integrated RLUSD —the dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by Ripple— into its Stablecoin Rewards Program, designed for institutional profiles, offering yields on reserve assets through a regulated custody environment.
The integration allows the firm’s corporate clients to hold RLUSD within its custody platform and generate rewards on the asset without the need to manage positions in decentralized finance or move funds to external protocols.
.@Ripple USD (RLUSD) is now part of Copper's Stablecoin Rewards Program.
Institutional clients can now earn yield on RLUSD, issued on both XRP Ledger and Ethereum, and held in Copper’s secure custody.
Another step forward in making digital asset yield more accessible for…
— Copper.co (@CopperHQ) May 21, 2026
Copper: Custody, Compliance and Management
Copper noted that the incorporation of RLUSD reflects its strategic focus on regulated dollar-denominated digital assets, secure custody and collateral management for professional market clients. Amar Kuchinad, chief executive officer of the company, stated that regulated stablecoins with secure custody and efficient collateral management play a central role in the institutional adoption of digital assets, and that RLUSD meets the platform’s security and transparency standards.
RLUSD maintains a one-to-one peg with the US dollar and is backed by dollar deposits, cash equivalents and government bond-linked reserves. It is natively issued on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.
Ripple Continues to Deepen RLUSD’s Institutional Profile
For Ripple, the integration positions RLUSD within an infrastructure that institutions already use for custodying their assets, settlement and collateral operations. Aditya Turakhia, vice president of trading and markets at Ripple, stated that the partnership will bring regulated stablecoin liquidity into systems that companies already operate on a daily basis.
Stablecoin issuers are looking to move beyond retail transactions and trading pairs. Institutional users typically require custody controls, risk procedures, asset segregation and detailed reporting before adding a new asset to their operations. Copper’s support could help RLUSD reach clients who prefer to hold assets within a supervised custody environment.
