--- title: "Ripple's RLUSD goes live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, with app rollout planned" description: "Robinhood is adding Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, which went live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected in the main Robinhood app later this year,…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/ripple-robinhood-taps-ripple-s-2-7677f3b5e395a1" published: 2026-10-27T17:49:57.000Z updated: 2026-10-27T20:30:04.000Z indexable: true --- # Ripple's RLUSD goes live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp, with app rollout planned Robinhood is adding Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, which went live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected in the main Robinhood app later this year,… Attributed sources: [CoinDesk](), [Cointelegraph](), [Decrypt]() ## Key facts Robinhood is adding Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, which went live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected in the main Robinhood app later this year, according to Ripple's announcement as reported by Decrypt. Ripple said RLUSD's market capitalization now tops $2.5 billion. Ripple's Monica Long said the partnership reflects growing institutional demand. Evidence strength: Multiple publishers, 3 publisher group(s) (CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, Decrypt). After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: -0.03% (difference from BTC +0.13 pp; Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 → Oct 27, 2026, 17:54, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.32% (difference from BTC +0.32 pp; Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 → Oct 27, 2026, 18:49, UTC; Gate · USDT) In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 2.11% (OKX · USDT; cutoff Oct 27, 2026, 17:49, UTC). ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | -0.03% | -0.16% | +0.13 pp | Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 → Oct 27, 2026, 17:54 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.32% | -0.01% | +0.32 pp | Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 → Oct 27, 2026, 18:49 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.24% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 2.11% | | BTC beta | 1.42 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 | ## Claims and open questions - RLUSD went live on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp and is expected to reach the main Robinhood app later this year, according to Ripple's announcement as reported by Decrypt. - Ripple said RLUSD, launched in December 2024, now has a market capitalization topping $2.5 billion, Decrypt reported. - Ripple president Monica Long said the partnership, from bringing RLUSD to retail and institutional markets to helping Robinhood manage its treasury, reflects growing institutional demand for integrated solutions, CoinDesk reported. - Bitstamp will use RLUSD on the XRP Ledger for institutional settlement, and Robinhood plans to adopt Ripple Treasury software for cash management, payments and forecasting, CoinDesk reported. - How many Robinhood customers will be eligible to use RLUSD once it becomes available in the app, a figure CoinDesk reported the companies have not given. - Whether RLUSD will be offered alongside USDG in the same Robinhood products, which CoinDesk reported remains unclear. ## Source evidence - [Robinhood taps Ripple’s $2.5 billion RLUSD stablecoin despite backing rival USDG]() — CoinDesk; published Oct 27, 2026, 16:35; received Oct 27, 2026, 17:49 (UTC). - [Ripple, Robinhood expand partnership to bring RLUSD to retail and institutional markets]() — Cointelegraph; published Oct 27, 2026, 19:54; received Oct 27, 2026, 20:03 (UTC). - [Robinhood Taps Ripple's Stablecoin, Treasury Software and Trading Loans]() — Decrypt; published Oct 27, 2026, 20:16; received Oct 27, 2026, 20:17 (UTC). ## Recent XRP events and market reactions - [Ripple receives final OCC approval for national trust bank]() — Published Oct 27, 2026, 00:06 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (4 publishers) · General news · 5m -0.03% / 1h -0.19% - [Aviva Investors lists tokenized share class of sterling fund on XRP Ledger]() — Published Oct 26, 2026, 11:34 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 5m +0.16% / 1h +0.69% / 24h +0.95% - [XRP Ledger sets bug-fix patch to activate while lending feature awaits validator votes]() — Published Oct 19, 2026, 20:46 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 1h -0.12% - [Full coin archive]() ## Research for this archive - [Will Bitcoin go back up? 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