{"id":31363,"date":"2026-06-10T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-joins-matt-damons-water-org-campaign-with-rlusd\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:00:39","slug":"ripple-joins-matt-damons-water-org-campaign-with-rlusd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-joins-matt-damons-water-org-campaign-with-rlusd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple joins Matt Damon\u2019s Water.org campaign with RLUSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Ripple has joined Water.org\u2019s Get Blue campaign as its exclusive digital asset and payments partner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_c60be31a5404a511b9756fc6776a5031\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ripple joins Get Blue as exclusive digital asset and payments partner supporting Water.org\u2019s lending model.<\/li>\n<li>RLUSD will help Water.org move funds faster to microfinance partners serving families across emerging markets.<\/li>\n<li>Get Blue combines corporate donations with affordable loans for household water and sanitation improvements worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The blockchain company will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/09\/matt-damon-gap-water-amazon-starbucks-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">provide<\/a> seed funding and support fund transfers to local finance partners in emerging markets.<\/p>\n<p>Water.org says more than two billion people lack safe water at home. The nonprofit, co-founded by actor Matt Damon and engineer Gary White, uses small loans to help families pay for water and sanitation systems.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ripple brings RLUSD into the Get Blue campaign<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ripple said Water.org will use its U.S. dollar-backed RLUSD stablecoin to move funds to microfinance partners. Those organizations provide affordable financing for household pipes, pumps, toilets and other basic water systems.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More than 2 billion people worldwide lack access to safe water at home.\ud83d\udca7 Addressing the global water crisis requires collective action. <\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re proud to join <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Water?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Water<\/a> in support of Get Blue, a campaign helping expand access to safe water for communities around the world.   <\/p>\n<p>Find\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ripple (@Ripple) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ripple\/status\/2064438991944818730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The arrangement builds on Ripple\u2019s existing support for Water.org through Ripple Payments. Water.org says the platform can reduce costs and shorten transfer times when sending capital to partners across different markets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to join Water.org in support of Get Blue,\u201d Ripple said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Get Blue named Ripple alongside Amazon, Gap, Starbucks, Ecolab, AccuWeather and TikTok. The campaign first appeared at the World Economic Forum in January and is now moving into a wider consumer rollout.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ripple-backed WaterCredit turns donations into affordable household loans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Get Blue directs corporate funding and consumer donations into Water.org\u2019s WaterCredit model. Local financial institutions then provide small loans that families use to install safe water or sanitation services at home.<\/p>\n<p>Water.org reports a 98% repayment rate for WaterCredit loans. Repaid funds can support more borrowers, allowing the same pool of capital to finance additional household projects over time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWhen brands join us, they invite their communities into this work,\u201d Water.org CEO Gary White said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The wider campaign links donations to everyday purchases and services. Gap contributes $5 from each item in its Get Blue collection. Starbucks will donate $0.25 from selected drinks between June 16 and July 7.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>RLUSD expands beyond trading and settlement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ripple launched RLUSD as a stablecoin backed by U.S. dollar deposits, short-term Treasuries and cash equivalents. It operates on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum and supports payments, settlement and other blockchain transactions.<\/p>\n<p>The Water.org partnership adds another humanitarian use for the token. Ripple previously used RLUSD in a drought insurance pilot for pastoral communities in Kenya and committed $25 million to education groups in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>As crypto.news reported, the education funding supported DonorsChoose and Teach For America. Separate reporting covered RLUSD\u2019s African expansion through Chipper Cash, VALR and Yellow Card for payments and treasury services.<\/p>\n<p>The Get Blue partnership does not disclose how much RLUSD Water.org will receive or which countries will receive the first transfers. Ripple and Water.org have also not published transaction volumes or named the first microfinance recipients.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple has joined Water.org\u2019s Get Blue campaign as its exclusive digital asset and payments partner.\u00a0 Summary Ripple joins Get Blue as exclusive digital asset and payments partner supporting Water.org\u2019s lending&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31364,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31363\/revisions\/31364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}