Ripple’s dedication to push the boundaries of blockchain innovation in the academic world has just been a new milestone, where Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is enthusiastic.
Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) promotes research and innovation on fields, including finances, rights, engineering and art. At the University of Kansas (KU), UBRI financing has produced an interdisciplinary cooperation that merges blockchain, community stories and contemporary art.
In collaboration with the Spencer Museum of Art, the project is investigating how Blockchain can enable communities to reclaim property, memory and digital expression.
In an X -post, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to this milestone, which is in accordance with the reason that the Ubri was founded in the first place.
Always exciting to get my Alma Mater @univofkansas at the forefront of pushing the boundaries of use cases.
This is precisely why Ripple has launched the University Blockchain Research Initiative: to support academic research that stimulates new usefulness and the long -term impact of crypto. … https://t.co/yl49T70jBK
– Brad Garlinghouse (@Bgarlinghouse) July 11, 2025
“This is precisely the reason why Ripple has launched the University Blockchain Research Initiative: to support academic research that stimulates new use and the long -term impact of crypto,” said Garlinghouse.
Through the Ubri, Ripple has provided financing for blockchain research at the University of Kansas, including experimental collaborations such as the decentralized counter-Mapping initiative of the Spencer Museum of Art.
Recent Developments
Ripple announced in the week that Bank of New York Mellon will be the primary custodian for Ripple’s US Dollar -Pegged Stablecoin (RLUSD) reserves.
The partnership is expected to improve compliance with the regulations for Ripple and the institutional confidence for both the company and the fast -growing stable coin market. BNY is the oldest bank in the United States and mainly serves institutions and companies.
In recent weeks, Ripple has applied for a National Bank Charter in the United States, as well as a federal reserve -Master account, which would enable the company to keep reserves directly to the Central Bank and gain access to its payment rails.