Tom Zschach, former SWIFT Chief Innovation Officer, has denied rumors that SWIFT plans to integrate or support XRP in its global financial messaging network. While SWIFT is developing a blockchain-based payment system focusing on tokenized bank deposits and cross-border payments, it has not named XRP as a settlement token. Some banks involved in SWIFT's blockchain pilot have ties to Ripple, but this does not confirm XRP adoption. Zschach emphasized that SWIFT's project centers on regulated bank assets, not public cryptocurrencies like XRP, and dismissed claims of XRP integration as unfounded.
Ripple aims to streamline the adoption of its digital assets by encouraging banks and businesses to use XRP, the XRP Ledger, and RLUSD through a single unified platform. This approach is intended to reduce reliance on multiple vendors and service pro...
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 cryptocurrenc...
Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canada's second-largest bank, disclosed holdings in XRP-related ETFs within its U.S. portfolio valued at over $303 billion as of June 2026. The bank holds shares in the REX-Osprey XRP ETF and ProShares Ultra XRP ETF, gaining c...
Ripple has voted in favor of the fixCleanup3_3_0 amendment, part of the XRP Ledger's xrpld version 3.3.0 upgrade, which includes fixes for vaults, lending, AMMs, Checks, and pseudo-accounts. However, the amendment currently has support from only 8 of...
Ripple has endorsed two proposed changes to the XRP Ledger that would introduce native lending features like single-asset vaults and fixed-term loans, aiming to enhance institutional-style credit products on the network. This move could standardize l...
