Ripple shifts 1.36 million RLUSD from XRP Ledger to Ethereum

Cointurk2026/09/07 12:54

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Ripple transferred over 1.36 million RLUSD stablecoins from the XRP Ledger to the Ethereum blockchain, according to recent onchain data. This movement has drawn attention within the crypto community and signals a potential liquidity shift for RLUSD, which is Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin introduced to support cross-chain transactions.

Token burn and mint events Supply management and cross-chain liquidity

Token burn and mint events

On September 6, blockchain analysis revealed that a total of 1,363,614.85 RLUSD was removed from circulation on the XRP Ledger. The tokens were sent to a wallet from which recovery is impossible, a standard method for burning assets in decentralized networks.

Within seconds of the burn transaction, an identical amount of RLUSD was minted on the Ethereum blockchain. This rapid coordination of activity points to Ripple orchestrating the migration, likely as the official issuer of RLUSD.

Data indicates the same number of RLUSD tokens removed from the XRP Ledger were re-created on Ethereum within moments, suggesting this was a direct issuer migration rather than unrelated transactions.

Shortly after the mint on Ethereum, the new RLUSD tokens were transferred again, this time to an external wallet address. Market watchers noted that the course of transfers closely followed Ripple’s usual mechanisms for managing the cross-chain supply of RLUSD.

Supply management and cross-chain liquidity

Ripple did not increase the overall circulating supply of RLUSD through this procedure. Instead, the transactions reallocated existing RLUSD liquidity from the XRP Ledger to Ethereum, maintaining the total number of stablecoins but shifting their chain presence.

RLUSD is designed to function across multiple blockchains, providing interoperability for users and institutions transacting with the stablecoin. Ripple, known for operating the XRP Ledger and driving global payments innovation, has expanded support for RLUSD to both Ethereum and XRPL in recent months.

Analysts suggest that this kind of rebalancing is a typical measure for stablecoin issuers managing demand and usage across different chains, helping to ensure sufficient liquidity wherever user activity is highest.

Transfers of this scale often reflect strategic priorities such as tapping into Ethereum’s established decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem or responding to user trends in onchain activity.

Mini dictionary: RLUSD is Ripple’s native US dollar-pegged stablecoin, developed to enable efficient cross-border payments and to facilitate secure value transfer across supported blockchains such as the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.

Market participants now observe whether this reallocation will boost RLUSD’s presence within Ethereum-based protocols and liquidity pools or if further supply adjustments on other networks will follow in the coming weeks.

Network RLUSD Burned RLUSD Minted Post-transaction Liquidity

XRP Ledger	1,363,614.85	0	Reduced
Ethereum	0	1,363,614.85	Increased

This cross-chain migration of RLUSD represents a rebalancing event, realigning stablecoin liquidity between the XRP Ledger and Ethereum instead of expanding or reducing the overall RLUSD supply across both ecosystems.

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