Famous actor Matt Damon will take part in the Ripple Swell conference, which will gather guests in New York this autumn. The movie star will present the charitable foundation Water.org. He created this nonprofit organization specifically to fight the global shortage of drinking water.

The popular performer and public figure will join the large-scale event scheduled for October 27–29. Over the years of its work, the Water.org foundation has helped improve living conditions and open access to clean water for 70 million people. The founder's visit to the forum will connect global philanthropy with distributed-ledger technology. This step undoubtedly proves that the financing of humanitarian missions increasingly relies on modern payment systems.

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RLUSD speeds up Water.org international transfers

In January 2026, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Water.org foundation launched a new initiative called Get Blue. The main goal of the ambitious program is to provide safe water to 200 million people by 2030. At the upcoming conference, Damon will describe in detail how the Ripple Payments digital platform and the RLUSD stablecoin help bring this result closer.

Fintech giant Ripple received the status of exclusive partner of the humanitarian mission in the digital-assets sphere. Thanks to this, the blockchain transfers Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoins within minutes. The speed of transactions distinguishes the technology favorably from classic bank transfers. As a result, local lending organizations in Latin America, Asia, and Africa receive the necessary seed financing almost instantly.

Source: BeInCrypto