São Paulo, July 4, 2025 – MB | Mercado Bitcoin, the leading digital asset platform in Latin America, has announced plans to tokenize more than $200 million in permissioned real-world assets (RWAs), including fixed income and equity income instruments, on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a public blockchain built for the efficient tokenization of real-world assets.
The initiative is one of the largest tokenization efforts by a Latin American institution on the XRPL and a strategic move in MB’s international expansion to increase global liquidity and access to regulated digital products across South America and Europe.
A Growing Market with Trillions in Potential According to a 2025 report by Ripple and Boston Consulting Group, the tokenization of real-world assets is projected to grow from approximately USD 0.6 trillion in 2025 to nearly USD 19 trillion by 2033, driven by institutional adoption and digital infrastructure advancements.
As a recognized leader in the space, MB is already among the world’s top five tokenizers of private credit assets. The company has already tokenized more than R$ 1 billion in real-world assets while maintaining a zero-default rate. MB also connects its ecosystem to one of the most widely adopted networks by more than 70 central banks, regulators, and major financial institutions around the world.
Ripple, a key contributor to the XRPL, is focused on bringing high-quality, regulated assets onchain and is supporting MB’s integration onto the XRPL. MB has also worked with Ripple by using Ripple Payments to facilitate cross-border treasury flows between Brazil and Portugal, and on the listing of RLUSD, an enterprise-grade, USD-denominated stablecoin on its exchange. MB was the first client of the solution in the country, gaining access to a faster, more secure, and cost-efficient international payments system.
“Across Latin America, we’re seeing forward-looking institutions explore how tokenization can improve access and efficiency in financial markets,” said Silvio Pegado, Managing Director, LATAM at Ripple. “Mercado Bitcoin’s integration with the XRPL shows how public blockchain infrastructure is being trusted by institutions and is becoming a reliable foundation for bringing regulated financial products to the market. With the kind of infrastructure the XRPL offers, it’s now possible to bring these assets onchain in a way that meets institutional expectations for cost, speed, and compliance."
XRP Ledger: Speed, Efficiency, Security, and Global Liquidity Launched in 2012, the XRPL is one of the most mature, stable, and efficient blockchains in the industry. Designed for financial settlement, it enables near-instant, low-cost transactions and is used by institutions worldwide for cross-border payments and token issuance. The network has processed more than 3.3 billion transactions without failure or security breach, while supporting over six million active wallets and a decentralized network of more than 200 validators. Ripple has leveraged the XRPL for over a decade to power cross-border payments, digital asset custody, and enterprise-grade stablecoin issuance.
About MB | Mercado Bitcoin With 4 million clients and over 12 years of operation, MB | Mercado Bitcoin is the leading digital asset investment platform in Latin America, operating as a cryptocurrency exchange, asset tokenization platform, and digital bank. As Brazil’s first crypto unicorn and one of the five largest private credit asset tokenizers in the world, MB has offices in Brazil and Portugal and operates under the highest standards of transparency and financial integrity. The company has been audited since 2018, including the last three years by EY, one of the world’s largest auditing firms.