Ripple Introduces CBDC Competition to Encourage XRPL Innovation

Ripple has announced the CBDC Innovate challenge, with a total prize pool of $197,000. The Ripple CBDC Innovate challenge seeks to inspire programmers to build applications capable of running on the XRP Ledger and supporting retail CBDCs, interoperability and financial inclusion. The deadline for the first batch of submissions is expected to be August 25.

Competitors are expected to build or update a fintech or payment solution that makes use of CBDC and can run on the XRP Ledger, create a solution that can take advantage of CBDC's advantages or create an interface that allows any human to engage with a CBDC.