XRP News Today: Easing US–Iran Tensions Send Ripple Token Rising

XRP (XRP) recovered sharply alongside the broader risk-on market, reacting to the headlines that the Iran war might wind down within two to three weeks, thus reducing the immediate fear of a prolonged oil shock and wider regional damage.

The XRP/USD exchange rate jumped 4.84% from its weekly nadir of $1.30, reaching as high as $1.36 ahead of the European trading hours on Wednesday.

The jump also took cues from a flurry of optimistic XRP news stories, ranging from Bitget Wallet’s integration of the XRP’s parent blockchain, XRP Ledger (XRPL) and the expansion of the native stablecoin, RLUSD, in Japan.

Let’s examine these events in detail.

Trump Wants to End Ira War in Two-Three Weeks

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that the US could wind down its war with Iran in “two to three weeks,” signaling that Washington may be nearing the end of its military campaign even without a formal deal with Tehran.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio reinforced that tone, saying the US could see the war’s “finish line,” while confirming that indirect communications with Iran are underway.

Iran’s response, however, has not looked like de-escalation on the ground. It threatened US companies in the Gulf in response to persistence attacks from Israel.

BREAKING: Iran’s IRGC issues a warning that they will target 18 US technology companies if the US continues “targeted assassinations” of Iranian leaders, beginning on April 1st.

The companies include Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tesla, Intel, Oracle, IBM, Meta, Boeing, and…

— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 31, 2026

XRP rose on the news but has remained trapped inside its sideways price range of $1.31–$1.36. As of the press time, it was showing signs of pullback near the $1.36 resistance line, indicating a decline toward the $1.31 support, providing macro sentiment flips.

Bitget Wallet Brings XRPL and RLUSD to 90 Million Users

Bitget Wallet announced a major integration of the XRPL mainnet into its ecosystem, positioning the network as a core infrastructure for payments.

The non-custodial wallet, used by over 90 million people, now enables users to send and receive XRP and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin directly on the XRPL. The integration also supports cross-chain swaps between XRPL assets and tokens on other blockchains, as well as RLUSD deposits and withdrawals.

Excited to announce XRP Ledger as a Key Payments Partner for Bitget Wallet!

We’re not just adding XRPL as a network. XRP Ledger has been cooking hard on payment rails & this collab will accelerate our real-world crypto payments.

Full native integration starts now with #XRPL 🧵 pic.twitter.com/t1709wFwCg

— Bitget Wallet 🩵 (@BitgetWallet) April 1, 2026

XRPL assets are being embedded into Bitget Wallet’s Onchain Payments Matrix, connecting the ledger to real-world payment rails including crypto cards, QR code merchant payments, bank transfers, and cross-border settlement.

This move aims to make fast, low-cost blockchain payments more accessible for everyday users.

Ripple Partners with Convera to Streamline Cross-Border Payments Using Stablecoins

Ripple has partnered with Convera to bring stablecoin-based settlement to cross-border payments for businesses and financial institutions.

Announced on March 31, the deal combines Convera’s global payments network with Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure to speed up international transfers and improve treasury operations. Convera handles more than $190 billion in annual payment volume across 140-plus currencies and over 200 countries.

The model keeps businesses in fiat on both ends, while regulated stablecoins handle settlement in the middle. That structure allows firms to tap faster, lower-cost, 24/7 payments without taking direct crypto exposure.

The partnership is aimed at making blockchain settlement more useful for mainstream enterprise payments without forcing changes to existing workflows.

SBI Japan Begins Distributing Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin

SBI VC Trade, the crypto arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, has started distributing Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin in Japan, marking a key step in Ripple’s Asia expansion, according to Bitget.

The rollout began on March 31, under the memorandum of understanding Ripple and SBI Group signed in August 2025. SBI VC Trade, Japan’s first licensed Electronic Payment Instruments Exchange Service Provider, is serving as RLUSD’s main local distributor.

RLUSD is fully backed by US dollar deposits and other high-quality liquid assets, with regular third-party attestations. The stablecoin is issued natively on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum.

Its launch in Japan could deepen stablecoin liquidity, strengthen cross-border payment use cases, and expand the utility of the XRPL ecosystem, where XRP often functions as a bridge asset.