- Mercado Bitcoin is set to tokenize over $200M in real-world assets on the XRP Ledger.
- Ripple supports the initiative to expand access to regulated digital products globally.
- The tokenization market is forecast to grow from $0.6T in 2025 to $19T by 2033, per Ripple and BCG.
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest digital-assets marketplace in Latin America, has announced the plan of tokenizing more than $200 million of permissioned real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL).
It is among the most ambitious blockchain integrations the region has ever witnessed. The securities constituting the equity income and the fixed-income instruments will be offered through a blockchain network certified by over 70 central banks and global financial institutions.
This expansion is also experiencing rising adoption of blockchain infrastructure from regulated institutions. The XRP Ledger has been in operation since its launch in 2012 and has handled over 3.3 billion transactions without a failure report.
With over 200 decentralized validators and six million active wallets, it is also a mature financial settlement system. Ripple, being the lead XRP Ledger contributor, is the driving force behind the same and going ahead with its concentration towards real-world tokenization.
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XRP Ledger Integration Boosts Mercado Bitcoin’s Global Strategy
Tokenization objectives of Mercado Bitcoin also align with its global ambitions. Its aim is to interlink the liquidity of the rest of Latin America with the European one via the XRPL’s global connectivity.
Ripple has also aided the integration with the offer of tools and infrastructure to enable easy onboarding. The collaboration extends beyond tokenization; Mercado Bitcoin has once utilized Ripple Payments to enable simple treasury flows from Brazil to Portugal.
In addition, Mercado Bitcoin was the first Brazilian exchange to offer RLUSD, the institutional-grade USD-backed stablecoin of Ripple. The listing brings into the Brazilian market the potential for international payments to be processed faster and more securely.
Silvio Pegado, Ripple’s LATAM Managing Director, said:
Mercado Bitcoin’s integration with the XRPL shows how public blockchain infrastructure is being trusted by institutions and is becoming a reliable foundation for bringing regulated financial products to the market.
Ripple Report Projects $19T RWA Market by 2033
In its most recent joint report with Boston Consulting Group, the tokenized RWA market has been forecast to soar from around $0.6 trillion in 2025 to near $19 trillion by 2033. Institutional demand and the building out of digital financial infrastructure are expected to drive the rapid expansion.
Mercado Bitcoin’s move is no regional first; it is characteristic of early progression of a future worldwide phenomenon.
Through the application of an existing public blockchain, the company is giving an impetus to regulated financial institutions across Latin America and the globe to regard tokenization as a growth and cross-border accessibility strategic initiative.
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