- VivoPower and K-Weather to launch XRP-backed WeatherCoin by November 2025.
- Deal makes K-Weather first South Korean listed firm with XRP exposure.
- XRP adoption widens as Flare, Evernorth, and Bitnomial integrate Ripple assets.
VivoPower International has signed an agreement with K-Weather Co., Ltd. to develop what the companies describe as the world’s first “WeatherCoin,” a digital token backed by XRP. The collaboration serves as a step toward linking blockchain-based finance with environmental data systems. If finalized, the deal would make K-Weather the first publicly traded South Korean firm with direct exposure to XRP holdings.
Under the terms of the partnership, VivoPower will invest $5 million for a 20% equity stake in K-Weather through its subsidiary, VivoPower Federation. K-Weather will use the funding to acquire shares of VivoPower, thereby aligning the equity interests of both firms. However, the final agreement is expected to be completed by November 30, 2025.
XRP Integration and Blockchain Expansion
The WeatherCoin initiative will form part of VivoPower’s broader digital asset strategy, following its recent $19 million equity raise at $6.05 per share. The firm stated that the capital will strengthen its XRP reserves and fund ongoing projects under its Digital Asset Transformation (DAT) program.
VivoPower’s collaboration with K-Weather will leverage the latter’s position as South Korea’s largest weather data provider, with roughly 90% market share in climate and air-quality analytics. According to the firms, the goal is to tokenize environmental datasets to facilitate decentralized access and possible monetization within clean energy networks.
K-Weather’s chief executive, Dong Sik Kim, confirmed that the two companies share a mutual interest in blockchain-based tokenization. He added that the firm intends to appoint Adam Traidman, a former Ripple Labs board member, to its board to strengthen its blockchain governance expertise.
Rising Corporate Exposure to XRP
The WeatherCoin project shows a growing pattern of corporate and institutional engagement with XRP. In recent months, Flare Network launched FXRP, an XRP-backed stablecoin that has issued over $120 million worth of tokens through its FAssets protocol. Similarly, Evernorth Holdings debuted on Nasdaq in October, listing its securities under tickers XRPN, XRPNU, and XRPNW, and disclosed more than $1 billion in Ripple coin reserves.
Separately, U.S.-based Bitnomial Exchange began accepting XRP and stablecoins as margin collateral, marking the first regulated derivatives platform in the country to do so.
