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Ripple has joined the Prime Unicorn Index alongside OpenAI, SpaceX, Databricks and Stripe, standing out as the only blockchain infrastructure company among the top ten. The company also participated in a pilot with Mastercard, Ondo Finance and JPMorgan Chase to test a tokenized Treasury redemption flow on the XRP Ledger. Ripple is currently running a $25 million education program in the United States.
Ripple worked with Mastercard, Ondo Finance and JPMorgan Chase to test a U.S. tokenized Treasury redemption flow on the XRP Ledger, integrated with traditional banking rails. The experiment indicated that digital assets and traditional finance are moving toward interoperability, with tokenized instruments acting as a bridge between the two systems.
The pilot also highlighted institutional willingness to use the XRP Ledger as a testing environment, given the participation of a global payments network, a real-world asset firm and a major bank.
In parallel, Ripple is running a $25 million education program in the United States aimed at strengthening learning environments. One year after its launch, participating schools report better access to digital tools, updated infrastructure and expanded STEM resources.
Ripple’s inclusion in the Prime Unicorn Index, its pilots with major financial institutions and its deployment in the education sector are presented as part of a broader maturation cycle. Together, these efforts position the company as a practical infrastructure layer within economic systems, with additional work still needed to further demonstrate and expand its capabilities.
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