XRP: Evernorth Plans Native Lending as XLS-66 Review Advances
Evernorth wants to put its XRP treasury to work as XLS-66 moves toward validator review, potentially adding a native lending layer to the XRP Ledger.
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Evernorth wants to put its XRP treasury to work as XLS-66 moves toward validator review, potentially adding a native lending layer to the XRP Ledger.
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