Interactive Brokers, one of the biggest brokerage firms in the US, is bringing institutional investors closer to #ripple through stablecoin support. Starting next week, users can fund accounts with stablecoins, highlighting Ripple’s vision for faster, cheaper, and fewer-intermediary payments gaining recognition on Wall Street.
$USDC , the second-largest stablecoin, now plays a central role in this process, favored by institutions for its regulation-friendly structure and $75.68 billion market cap.
Fees are minimal: Interactive Brokers charges nothing beyond standard #Blockchain network fees, while ZeroHash, the infrastructure provider, takes a 0.30% conversion fee (minimum $1).
This move aligns with prior strategic planning, as Interactive Brokers is an investor in ZeroHash, which has a $1 billion valuation and $104 million in funding.
Market response was immediate: Interactive Brokers shares rose more than 3%, reaching an all-time high of $75. Stablecoins entering banking and Ripple-aligned initiatives show that liquidity is moving on-chain, transactions are speeding up, and intermediaries are decreasing.
The Ripple ecosystem is clearly entering a new, institutional-focused phase. 🚀
⚠️ Not investment advice
