From Cointelegraph

June 10, 2025 03:05:00 AM:

Ripple Labs to allocate an additional $5 million for academic research in the Asia-Pacific region via its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). Partnerships with universities in Taiwan, Australia, Japan, and Singapore have received grants totaling over $6.9 million. UBRI focuses on real-world asset tokenization and AI development on the XRP Ledger. Source: Ripple.

UBRI commits $1.1 million to Yonsei University in South Korea, $1.5 million to Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo in Japan, and over $3 million to universities in Singapore. Nanyang Technological University is developing an AI agent on the XRP Ledger. UBRI also partnering with National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. Source: Ripple.

National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology excited to explore real-world asset tokenization with UBRI. Ripple strengthens ties with Australian National University and Victoria University, allocating $1.3 million to Australian universities. Ripple previously committed $25 million in RLUSD stablecoin to US education nonprofit organizations. Source: Ripple.

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