XRP Ledger on Digital Asset Radar

Does the ECB Use XRP? Pontes Platform Explained

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:00:11 +0000

Does the European Central Bank use XRP? No. The ECB’s new settlement platform, Pontes, launched September 21, 2026 to let banks settle tokenized assets in central bank money — and while one of its four initial technology partners, Axiology, runs on XRP Ledger-derived code, it operates a private, permissioned instance that has no connection to the public network or the XRP token.

Canton Network vs Ripple: Two Paths to Tokenization

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:30:17 +0000

Canton Network and Ripple’s XRP Ledger are both showing up in the same institutional headlines this month, but they’re being used for different jobs. Canton is being wired in as an actual settlement rail — it’s already clearing roughly $9 trillion a month in tokenized activity — while the XRP Ledger’s newest flagship deal, a $4 trillion Brazilian depository, is using it only to mirror records that still settle the old-fashioned way. That distinction, more than either network’s headline number, is the real story in a week stacked with announcements from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the European Central Bank (ECB), Chainlink, and Quant.

What Is the Ripple Ledger? XRP Ledger Explained

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:10:24 +0000

The “ripple ledger” most people are searching for is the XRP Ledger (XRPL) — an open-source, decentralized blockchain that Ripple Labs helped launch in 2012 but does not own, operate alone, or fully control today. Ripple is the private company; the XRP Ledger is the public network; XRP is the native asset that runs on it. As of October 2026, that ledger settles billions of dollars a quarter in payments, stablecoins and tokenized funds, independently of any single corporation.