Bank of Montreal disclosed holdings in XRP-linked ETFs, including 323 shares of the Rex Osprey XRP ETF and 20 shares of the ProShares Ultra XRP ETF, within its $303 billion portfolio as of June 30, 2026. This approach allows BMO to gain cryptocurrency exposure without direct token ownership or custody. National Bank of Canada also reported XRP exposure through 3,848 shares of the Bitwise XRP ETF. The filings indicate a shift in XRP fund ownership from large early investors to midsize asset managers and family offices, reflecting evolving institutional interest in regulated crypto investment products.
A Ripple-commissioned study by Boston Consulting Group finds that regional banks with $200-$300 billion balance sheets could improve financial results by up to $100 million through enhanced digital asset custody services. Custody is evolving from sim...
Bitcoin rose slightly by 0.09% to $80,922 while the total cryptocurrency market capitalization fell 2.63% to $2.73 trillion over 24 hours. Ether dropped 0.55% to $2,367, but XRP, BNB, and Solana saw modest gains. Trading volume was $56.50 billion, wi...
Since their launch in November 2025, U.S. spot XRP ETFs have attracted about $1.81 billion in net inflows, yet the current market value of their holdings has declined to $1.48 billion due to XRP's price drop. This $330 million gap highlights how fall...
XRP has dropped about 29% in 2026 even as Ripple expands its presence with major Wall Street institutions like BlackRock and JPMorgan in tokenization projects. Ripple Prime is part of a DTCC initiative to digitize securities, but XRP is not yet confi...
Ripple plans to release one billion XRP tokens from escrow on November 1, potentially increasing available supply by $1.3 billion at current prices. However, Ripple typically returns a large portion of unlocked XRP back to escrow, limiting immediate ...
