Bitcoin (btc)$83,709.00↑ 0.09%
Ethereum (eth)$2,682.49↑ 0.02%
Tether (usdt)$0.999562↓ 0.01%
BNB (bnb)$766.63↑ 1.03%
XRP (xrp)$1.49↓ 0.53%
USDC (usdc)$0.999781↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$117.98↓ 1.11%
TRON (trx)$0.337645↑ 0.85%
Zcash (zec)$1,418.25↑ 0.28%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.028↑ 2.41%
Hyperliquid (hype)$91.48↑ 6.14%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.094248↓ 0.03%
Chainlink (link)$14.33↓ 2.71%
Monero (xmr)$538.64↓ 0.89%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.58↑ 0.05%
Bitcoin (btc)$83,709.00↑ 0.09%
Ethereum (eth)$2,682.49↑ 0.02%
Tether (usdt)$0.999562↓ 0.01%
BNB (bnb)$766.63↑ 1.03%
XRP (xrp)$1.49↓ 0.53%
USDC (usdc)$0.999781↓ 0.01%
Solana (sol)$117.98↓ 1.11%
TRON (trx)$0.337645↑ 0.85%
Zcash (zec)$1,418.25↑ 0.28%
Figure Heloc (figr_heloc)$1.028↑ 2.41%
Hyperliquid (hype)$91.48↑ 6.14%
Dogecoin (doge)$0.094248↓ 0.03%
Chainlink (link)$14.33↓ 2.71%
Monero (xmr)$538.64↓ 0.89%
WhiteBIT Coin (wbt)$83.58↑ 0.05%

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.