Central Bank of Ireland Clears First Public-Chain Fund on XRPL, Setting EU Compliance Template

Ripple and Aviva Investors went live on July 29, 2026, with a tokenized share class of the Aviva Investors USD Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, the first tokenized fund structure approved by the Central Bank of Ireland on a public blockchain.

BNY Mellon is charged with holding the underlying assets, Komainu providing regulated digital asset custody, and Licuido supplying the tokenization infrastructure.

Ripple powers the new tokenised share class for @AvivaInvestors' USD Liquidity Fund:

🔹 Issued on the #XRP Ledger 📒
🔹 Custody by @KomainuAUM & tech by Licuido
🔹 Approved by the Central Bank of Ireland
🔹 Assets held by BNY (@BNYMellon)https://t.co/AQACarG2aQ pic.twitter.com/VOqW79fidJ

- 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) July 29, 2026

This is not simply another institutional crypto pilot. It is the first time a major EU financial regulator has signed off on a public-chain tokenized fund structure, giving other Irish- and EU-domiciled asset managers a live compliance template rather than a theoretical framework to evaluate.

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