Blockchain payment firm Ripple Labs has permanently removed nine million $RLUSD stablecoins from circulation via burning. In the crypto space, burns send tokens to a dead wallet address, reducing the circulating supply forever.
Why nine million $RLUSD burn?
Ripple Stablecoin Tracker, a community-run account that monitors and reports on-chain activity for $RLUSD, shared the details of the latest burn.
Per the details, Ripple permanently removed 9,000,000 $RLUSD tokens from existence via its treasury wallet. This specific 9,000,000 $RLUSD burn is one in a series of large treasury burns reported by the Ripple Stablecoin Tracker.
In mid-March, Ripple destroyed 25,000,0000 $RLUSD through burning, performed on the Ethereum blockchain. Before this burn, the blockchain payment firm removed 10,000,000 $RLUSD from circulation, conducted on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL).
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 9,000,000 #$RLUSD burned at $RLUSD Treasury.https://t.co/3K4NW7GKCE
— Ripple Stablecoin Tracker (@RL_Tracker) March 20, 2026
For emphasis, burns are routine for regulated stablecoins like $RLUSD. They occur during redemptions or for rebalancing, maintaining a perfect 1:1 backing for audits.
Additionally, Ripple manages supply surgically. The platform mints when demand spikes and burns when it cools, keeping reserves fully backed.
Two billion supply target
Since debuting in December 2024, $RLUSD has seen substantial activity and market cap growth since launching. As of now, the stablecoin has a market cap of $1.5 billion and a trading volume of $113.8 million.
The Ripple community has consistently hyped the market cap growing to the $2 billion milestone. Some believe the target is achievable soon, citing integrations like Deutsche Bank, SBI Japan and high volumes.
However, aggressive burns like the nine million and larger ones in March 2026 slowed net growth. As such, supply stalled and even grew more slowly than expected, despite an earlier rapid trajectory.
Still, the latest burns signal healthy, active management and real redemptions and utility. It also shows institutional use rather than speculative hype.
