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Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz said Ripple USD (RLUSD) can be used as a bridge for settlement, but it is not “neutral” in the way XRP is designed to be.
In response to a user asking whether RLUSD can function as a neutral bridge asset similar to XRP, Schwartz replied: “Yes and no. RLUSD can be used as a bridge, but it's not neutral because it's tied to Ripple (who can freeze it and claw it back) and to the United States (whose courts can order Ripple to do things).”
Schwartz’s position is that RLUSD’s linkage to Ripple and the legal jurisdiction of the United States affects its neutrality. He pointed to the ability for Ripple to freeze and claw back RLUSD, as well as the possibility that U.S. courts could order Ripple to take actions involving the asset.
Schwartz contrasted RLUSD with XRP’s intended function. XRP is described as a neutral, decentralized bridge asset meant for value transfer, while RLUSD is characterized as a fiat-pegged stablecoin aimed at bringing price stability to Ripple’s payment solutions.
The article notes that RLUSD is seeing increasing use cases as a payment and settlement instrument. It also states that RLUSD supports:
While RLUSD is positioned as a settlement and payment tool, the article adds that its growing adoption can also deepen XRP’s role as the bridge asset within these payment flows.
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