Boundless (RISC Zero's ZK proving network) deploys the first native ZK verifier on the XRP Ledger, enabling confidential institutional stablecoin payments
Boundless lands XRPL's first native ZK verifier (Smart Escrow, RLUSD/USDC/USDT), a credible institutional-privacy beachhead, though it ships on testnet with mainnet timing unconfirmed.
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