Mercado Bitcoin Tokenizes $200 Million in Real World Assets on XRP Ledger, Marking a New Step in Global Expansion Strategy

Mercado Bitcoin (MB), one of the leading digital asset platforms in Latin America, has announced plans to tokenize over $200 million in Real World Assets (RWAs) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). This is considered one of the largest RWA tokenization initiatives ever launched by a Latin American institution on XRPL, and is a strategic move in MB's international expansion efforts to increase liquidity and access to regulated digital financial products in South America and Europe.

Expanding Digital Finance Across Borders
According to Ripple’s announcement on July 4, the tokenization program will include financial instruments such as fixed income securities and equity instruments, all issued as digital assets on the XRP Ledger, a high-performance public blockchain developed with Ripple’s support.

The transfer of over $200 million in permissioned assets to the blockchain not only solidifies MB’s position as a pioneer in regulated decentralized finance, but also marks a step forward in integrating traditional assets into the Web3 ecosystem. Previously, MB recorded over 1 billion Brazilian reals (approximately $185 million) worth of tokenized assets on-chain without any violations. Their technical system has been periodically audited by EY since 2018 and is integrated with the infrastructure of over 70 central banks and global financial institutions.

Ripple Bridging Infrastructure for RWA on Blockchain
As a supporting partner, Ripple will help MB fully integrate with XRPL, a public blockchain network that has processed over 3.3 billion transactions and is attracting increasing interest from financial institutions due to its scalability, transparency, and high security.

In addition to tokenizing assets, MB is also implementing Ripple Payments to optimize cross-border cash flows, especially between Brazil and Portugal, two of its main markets. At the same time, MB has also listed the USD-denominated stablecoin RLUSD on its platform to enhance flexibility and stability in digital financial transactions.

Silvio Pegado, Managing Director of Ripple Latin America, emphasized that MB's integration of XRPL is a clear demonstration of the growing trust of financial institutions in public blockchain infrastructure as a solid foundation for distributing regulated financial products.

Reshaping the Future of Finance with RWA
The tokenization of real assets is no longer a temporary trend but is becoming an important part of the global digitalization strategy. Through blockchain technology, especially XRPL, assets that are inherently illiquid and lack transparency such as private bonds or corporate shares can now be traded transparently, instantly and much more efficiently than traditional markets.

Mercado Bitcoin, as one of the top five global organizations in tokenizing private credit assets, is taking advantage of this opportunity to promote innovation in asset management while expanding its influence into potential markets in Europe.

The Future of Regulated Digital Assets
The hybrid model of public blockchain infrastructure such as XRPL and traditional licensed assets such as MB is a typical example of the integration between new technology and the existing financial regulatory framework. This opens up the prospect of developing new capital markets that are more liquid, transparent and accessible to both individual and institutional investors.

At the current pace of development, the partnership between Mercado Bitcoin and Ripple is expected to reshape the way assets are issued, traded and managed in the future, one step closer to a global financial ecosystem that is encrypted, connected and transparent.