Ripple and Axelar Forge Strategic Alliance to Boost XRPL Interoperability

Ripple, a global leader in blockchain technology, and the Axelar Foundation have announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) across various blockchain networks. The collaboration, set to launch in May, seeks to streamline the transfer of assets across over 55 connected blockchains.

Enhancing XRPL’s Ecosystem and Interoperability through Axelar Integration

The integration of Axelar network with the XRPL is expected to facilitate secure and efficient asset transfer while offering developers new opportunities for integration and application development. The XRPL, known for its reliability and stability over the past decade, has gained the trust of businesses and builders globally for its efficient tokenization.

One of the key objectives of the partnership is to bolster the XRPL’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem by providing essential liquidity for stablecoins and large-cap assets. Developers will be able to leverage the XRPL’s built-in features, including the native decentralized exchange (DEX), automated market maker (AMM), and payments system, to enhance DeFi capabilities.

Moreover, the integration will enable the deployment of cross-chain decentralized applications (dApps) directly on the XRPL. Axelar’s General Message Passing (GMP) feature expands the XRPL’s functionality, allowing developers to execute function calls on smart contracts residing on over 55 connected blockchains. This capability ensures the secure exchange of a wide array of payloads, including data and function calls, fostering a higher level of sophistication in dApps utilizing XRP.

The partnership also aims to advance the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs) on the XRPL, establishing a new standard for blockchain interoperability. Axelar network’s comprehensive API and tooling enable seamless integration of tokenized assets on the XRPL with various applications, extending the reach of RWAs within the Web3 ecosystem.

Insights from Ripple and Axelar Leadership

Axelar’s cross-chain security approach, founded on permissionless proof-of-stake validation, ensures the secure integration of the XRPL into its network infrastructure. Through a multi-signature contract with 32 Axelar validators, transactions to and from the XRPL will be securely facilitated within the Axelar network.

Georgios Vlachos, co-founder of the Axelar protocol and director at Axelar Foundation, highlighted the significance of the partnership in integrating diverse consensus mechanisms into a unified environment, fostering seamless user experiences across blockchain platforms.

David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple and Co-creator of the XRPL, emphasized the potential of blockchain interoperability to drive innovation, particularly in DeFi, and create a more interconnected and accessible ecosystem.

The partnership between Ripple and Axelar Foundation builds upon Ripple’s proposed amendment XLS-38, aiming to enhance interoperability within the XRPL ecosystem. By bridging the XRPL with Axelar’s network ecosystem, the initiative broadens the scope of interoperability.