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Ripple Senior Executive Officer and Managing Director, Middle East and Africa Reece Merrick highlighted a great week for the company in the Middle East and Africa, marking great momentum across board.
This week, Ripple attained a new milestone in the Middle East with the Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin greenlisted by Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA). Now recognized as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token by the FSRA, the move enables RLUSD's use as collateral on exchanges, for lending and on prime brokerage platforms within the ADGM, Abu Dhabi's international financial centre.
Celebrating this milestone, Merrick noted that the year 2025 has seen some awesome momentum for Ripple in the Middle East, with more to be expected in 2026.
"Very busy" two weeks
Ripple executive Reece Merrick, in a recent tweet, teased "busy" next two weeks.
As the year rounds off, Ripple will be making key appearances at major crypto events, including Binance Blockchain Week, which will be held in Dubai from Dec. 3 to 4.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse will be part of a panel at the Binance blockchain event discussing the theme "the path ahead/moving forward" alongside Solana Foundation President Lily Liu and Binance CEO Richard Teng. This is scheduled for Dec. 3, 2025, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. (UTC+4).
Garlinghouse will be discussing alongside other participants on opportunities and challenges ahead amid a positive regulatory landscape for the crypto market.
Ripple executive Reece Merrick will also take the stage at the Binance Blockchain week, discussing "the next era of payment rails," which will delve into how blockchain-enhanced payment networks are modernizing global settlement, speed and financial connectivity.
Ripple will also be participating at the Fintech Abu Dhabi event scheduled from Dec. 8 to 11. Although not taking place in the UAE, other key events in which Ripple is scheduled to participate in December include Blockchain for Europe Summit at Brussels, Belgium, from Dec. 2 to 3 and Ripple Christmas Breakfast in London, U.K., on Dec. 11.
New XRP ETF launches are anticipated in the days ahead, including 21Shares, CoinShares and WisdomTree. The launch of CME Group's new Spot-Quoted XRP futures is anticipated Dec. 15, pending regulatory review.
Dan Burgin
Vladislav Sopov
U.Today Editorial Team