Ripple has transformed from a cross-border payments company into a full-stack financial infrastructure provider by acquiring firms worth $2.45 billion in 2025. Key acquisitions include Hidden Road for prime brokerage and GTreasury for treasury management, enabling Ripple to offer custody for over 1 million wallets, 90% global forex coverage, and its USD-backed stablecoin RLUSD. This integrated platform reduces fragmentation costs for institutional clients and leverages Ripple's regulatory licenses across 60+ markets. While this expansion doesn't directly affect XRP token dynamics, it positions Ripple against competitors like Coinbase Prime and Fireblocks, with future growth to be measured by transaction volume beyond the $100 billion processed by March 2026.
Crypto analyst The Modern Investor predicts Bitcoin could reach $295,000, potentially driving XRP up to $8.95 from $1.33, a 573% increase. This bullish outlook is supported by trends like tokenization of real-world assets, expected to attract institu...
XRP traders holding long positions are mostly losing money, with up to 96.1% of longs opened above the current price near $1.30. Despite recent volatility between $1.28 and $1.50, a few large positions remain profitable. The high long-to-short ratio ...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that Ripple is advancing XRP's role by integrating lending protocols through treasury deployment, notably contributing XRP tokens to Evernorth's $500 million corporate treasury fund listed on NASDAQ. This move a...
Ripple has signed an agreement with Cross River Bank to integrate its RLUSD stablecoin into the bank's Core Operating System via a single API. This allows fintech customers to transfer stablecoins alongside traditional payment methods like ACH, wires...
On October 14, U.S. spot XRP ETFs recorded net inflows of about $740,000, contrasting sharply with Bitcoin spot ETFs which experienced $261.4 million in outflows. This split highlights differing investor interest in these digital assets on that day. ...
