Charles Hoskinson hints at full XRP integration into Cardano—plus RLUSD, DeFi features, Lace wallet support, and glacier drops. This highlights Charles Hoskinson’s recent claim of integrating XRP into Cardano, a move supported by his June 14, 2025, announcement on X, where he detailed plans for RLUSD stablecoin, DeFi features, Lace wallet support, and glacier drops, potentially shifting Cardano’s ecosystem toward greater interoperability with Ripple’s assets.
This integration aligns with Cardano’s push for a multi-chain framework, as evidenced by the Lace wallet’s recent version 1.22 update on June 10, 2025, adding XRP support, which could enhance cross-chain liquidity and adoption, a strategy backed by research from the Journal of Blockchain Research (2024) showing interoperability as a key driver for DeFi growth.
The mention of a potential “crypto alliance” challenges the narrative of competing blockchain silos, suggesting a strategic pivot by Hoskinson, who previously criticized centralized systems, possibly influenced by Ripple’s regulatory wins, like the 2023 SEC case resolution, which boosted XRP’s legitimacy.
