• Ripple USD (CRYPTO:RLUSD) launched in Japan after receiving approval under the country’s stablecoin framework.
• The stablecoin is now available through SBI VC Trade for retail and institutional users.
• Ripple is positioning RLUSD for payments, tokenisation and collateral management as part of its expansion across Asia.

Ripple USD (CRYPTO:RLUSD) has launched in Japan through SBI VC Trade after receiving approval from the Japan Financial Services Agency, giving the dollar-backed stablecoin access to one of Asia’s most regulated digital asset markets.

The launch follows an August 2025 agreement between Ripple and SBI Group that designated SBI VC Trade as the local distribution partner and targeted an early 2026 market entry.

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