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TRON (trx)$0.332857↓ 0.79%
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Bitcoin (btc)$81,521.00↓ 2.28%
Ethereum (eth)$2,451.83↓ 4.39%
Tether (usdt)$0.999281↓ 0.04%
BNB (bnb)$728.12↓ 5.70%
XRP (xrp)$1.36↓ 4.34%
USDC (usdc)$0.999612↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$108.68↓ 6.51%
TRON (trx)$0.332857↓ 0.79%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.024↑ 0.67%
Zcash (zec)$1,144.38↓ 14.37%
Hyperliquid (hype)$83.63↓ 5.20%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.083254↓ 6.07%
USDS (usds)$0.998985↓ 0.02%
Monero (xmr)$522.97↓ 5.55%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$80.11↓ 3.41%

Ripple Launches UDAX to Turn University Startups Into XRPL Builders

Published January 28, 2026

DeFiance Daily — Ripple is expanding its University Blockchain Research Initiative with the launch of UDAX, a new accelerator designed to help university-founded startups scale real products on the XRP Ledger. The pilot cohort at UC Berkeley shows Ripple’s growing focus on turning academic innovation into production-ready blockchain infrastructure.