Ripple has appointed Joseph Thompson, a senior treasury executive from the London Metal Exchange, to its Trading and Markets team as it expands into institutional trading, tokenization, and corporate finance. This hire brings expertise from a major commodities exchange to Ripple's growing focus on liquidity, collateral, and blockchain-based capital markets. The move follows Ripple's $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury and its efforts to integrate traditional treasury management with digital assets. Ripple is also advancing tokenized real-world assets on its XRP Ledger, aiming to broaden institutional adoption despite regulatory challenges.
Bitwise, a leading asset manager, purchased $15.4 million worth of XRP despite the token's recent price reversal from a bullish rally. This move highlights growing institutional demand for XRP, supported by steady inflows into XRP ETFs over the past ...
U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded their strongest weekly inflow of 2026, attracting $110.49 million in net inflows during the week ending Aug. 28, more than doubling the previous high. Cumulative inflows reached about $1.66 billion, with total net assets a...
Ripple has appointed Joseph Thompson, former senior VP and head of treasury at the London Metal Exchange, to its Trading and Markets team. Thompson will focus on expanding Ripple's strategy for tokenized real-world assets, integrating blockchain with...
Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon will be a featured speaker at Ripple's Swell event in New York City from October 27-29, 2026. He will appear alongside Ripple's CEO Brad Garlinghouse, President Monica Long, and CTO Emeritus David Schwartz. Damon's invo...
Two U.S. fund filings revealed three XRP-related ETFs: ProShares' unlevered and 2x leveraged XRP ETFs, and Morningstar's Cyber Hornet fund combining S&P 500 stocks with XRP. These filings show increasing regulated exposure to XRP, with spot XRP ETFs ...
