Ripple Just Made A HUGE MOVE | Major XRP News Update

XRP & Crypto Futures Market - CME Group's XRP futures are experiencing growth, indicating broadening institutional activity beyond Bitcoin [1] - XRP futures reached $81 billion, signaling demand from asset management companies and ETF issuers [1] - XRP futures contracts were the fastest to hit $1 billion in open interest, attracting major players [1] - Crypto futures and options reached a record $36 billion in open interest on August 22nd [1] ROUSD Stablecoin Growth & Adoption - ROUSD market cap is nearing $800 million, with 18% growth in the last 30 days [1] - ROUSD monthly transfer volume is around $3 billion for the last two months, with September starting at roughly $41 million [1] - Over $400 million was added to ROUSD in the last 3 months [1] - Ripple is partnering with Chipper Cash App, Valorcom, and Yellow Card app to bring ROUSD to Africa [1][2][3][4] - Ripple plans to bring ROUSD to Japan in early 2026 in partnership with SBIVC [1][2] ROUSD Use Cases & Impact - ROUSD is being used in pilot projects in Kenya for climate-resilient financial solutions, providing drought and rainfall insurance through smart contracts [1][6][7] - ROUSD is powering enterprise finance, from payments to tokenization to collateral across crypto and traditional markets [1][5] - ROUSD is a crucial piece for Horizon RWA market by a labs [10][11] - Gemini credit card allows for ROUSD support for US spot trading [11] - Increased adoption of ROUSD will lead to more transactions and value moving over the networks it's issued on, positively impacting the XRP ledger and creating demand for XRP [8][9]