
KEY POINTS
- $XRP spiked near $2.60 early Tuesday amid excitement around $RLUSD
- $RLUSD will initially be available on some of the industry's major exchanges
- $RLUSD offers 'real utility and are backed by years of trust and expertise in the industry: Garlinghouse
The XRP token's price surged early Tuesday as the world waits for the launch of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin that received final approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last week.