The Argentine platform Ripio, led by Sebastián Serrano, recently announced a strategic bet on digital assets linked to local currencies to strengthen the market stability of stablecoins in the region during 2026. Facing a projection of stagnation for the sector, the firm seeks to boost the use of tokens pegged to the peso and digitized Argentine sovereign bonds.
According to the official spokesperson’s statements, Serrano predicts that this year will present a sideways behavior, which is why the firm intensifies its focus on corporate infrastructure and services for large platforms. Through the launch of assets like wARS and wBRL, the company aims to mitigate exchange rate risks for local users using advanced technology.
Furthermore, the integration of the AL30 bond in tokenized format has shown considerable traction, having operated more than one million units during the last elections held in Argentina. For this reason, the exchange is diversifying its portfolio to include digital representations of the real economy, consolidating a more accessible and liquid finance ecosystem for institutional investors.
The boom of tokenized real-world assets in Latin America
After being born as a retail exchange in 2013, Ripio progressively transformed into a technological infrastructure provider for banks and fintechs of great international reach. By offering customized solutions to giants like Mercado Libre, the organization positions itself as the engine behind monetary digitalization in several strategic markets in South America.
Nevertheless, the main goal of these new issuances is to solve the user experience problems that conventional non-custodial wallets usually present. By allowing direct one-to-one conversions, local stablecoins facilitate access to decentralized finance without incurring immediate losses due to unfavorable exchange rates, ensuring a smooth transition to the Web3 ecosystem for savers.
What role will stablecoins play in the future financial system?
It is also relevant to highlight that these tools are indispensable for the development of loans in DeFi protocols within inflationary contexts like the Argentine one. Since the transactional volume of tokenized assets continues to grow, it is inefficient to force local workers to borrow in US dollars when their income is mostly perceived in national currencies or local digital representations.
On the other hand, despite regulatory caution in some jurisdictions, the exchange maintains its vision that this will be the decade of stable cryptocurrencies. Undoubtedly, Argentina leads the integration of traditional markets with digital networks of high efficiency, allowing instruments like the AL30 to be operated without the usual time restrictions that characterize physical stock exchanges.
Finally, Serrano envisions a future where the bulk of the real economy will be completely tokenized, from real estate to diverse agricultural assets. With a goal of reaching one hundred million dollars in assets under management by the end of the year, the company bets on solid and predictable growth, demonstrating that the traditional financial sector must adapt to these trends to maintain its global competitive relevance.
