"Late 2025 has brought something different for XRP. Banks and funds started showing up in numbers we hadn't seen before. Major acquisitions, legal settlements, and real movement in price. The SEC settlement in August marked the beginning of the turnaround. Ripple agreed to settle for $125 million, and XRP spiked 11% that day. Institutional investors finally had clarity (a path forward for using XRP in payments and custody without regulatory landmines)."
"Q4 brought the big one: a $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, the prime broker. They rebranded it Ripple Prime, becoming the first crypto-owned global prime brokerage (it offers clearing, financing, and OTC trading for FX, crypto, and more). The numbers tell the story. Since closing that deal, Ripple Prime's activity tripled. XRP and other assets are now getting exposure to the kind of institutional money that used to stay far away from crypto."
Late 2025 saw a shift as banks and funds began using XRP at institutional scale. Ripple settled with the SEC for $125 million in August, prompting an 11% XRP price jump and legal clarity for payments and custody. Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, rebranding it Ripple Prime as a crypto-owned global prime brokerage offering clearing, financing, and OTC trading. Ripple Prime's activity tripled after the deal, and clients can use RLUSD as collateral on trading desks. Product integrations, payment pilots, and early ETF interest have combined to attract institutional capital to XRP infrastructure.
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