As of late March 2026, Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin had 1.41 billion tokens in circulation, backed by roughly $1.57 billion in reserves — a surplus that points to a stablecoin holding more cash than it owes.
Deloitte Steps In To Verify The NumbersThe Big 4 firm also checked an earlier snapshot from February 19, when the supply stood at 1.54 billion tokens, backed by $1.60 billion in reserves. Both figures showed the same pattern: more money in reserve than tokens outstanding.
What The Regulators Require RLUSD operates under a license from the New York State Department of Financial Services, which sets strict rules on how reserve assets can be held. Issuers must keep funds in segregated accounts and limit their holdings to low-risk instruments.
Eligible options include short-term US Treasuries, overnight reverse repurchase agreements, insured bank deposits, and approved money-market funds. According to Deloitte’s report, RLUSD’s reserve structure meets all of those requirements.
The NYDFS framework is considered one of the tougher regulatory regimes for stablecoins in the US. Passing that standard — and having it verified by an outside firm — gives institutional users a clearer picture of what backs the tokens they hold.
Ripple Follows A Trend Already In MotionData shows that stablecoin issuers across the board are moving toward third-party verification, driven partly by growing regulatory pressure and in part by competition for trust among large financial institutions.
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