Amid the ongoing volatility and speculative narrative in the crypto market, Ripple (one of the industry’s largest projects) is redefining its position through a series of strategic moves.
XRP wins first ETF in the United States
Teucrium Investment Advisors – A company specializing in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has officially announced the launch of the “Teucrium 2X Long Daily XRP ETF”, the first time the United States will list XRP-backed ETFs in the United States.
This is an important milestone, not only because XRP has faced major regulatory hurdles to the SEC before, but also because the ETF has a 2x leverage structure, which also indicates that institutional participants in the assets have increased confidence.
Teucrium ETFS is launching 2x long daily XRP ETF – Source: COINTELGRAPH
The product is designed for professional investors with high risk appetite, as both growth and losses are doubled according to daily price movements of XRP. XRP ETF, despite its speculative nature, has a strong symbolic weight, emphasizing that XRP now has a formal presence in the U.S. financial markets, a space once marked as an “unwelcome sign.”
Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie said the launch of ETFs is designed to meet the growing demand for financial products related to XRP, which leads to the future of finance. He also noted that ETFs aimed at profiting from XRP’s daily price fluctuations are suitable for short-term investors.
Getting Hidden Road: Ripple is no longer just a cryptocurrency company
Shortly after the ETF announcement, Ripple made headlines again with the acquisition of Hidden Road, a multi-asset agency general manager, a $1.25 billion deal. Hidden Road is a well-known name in the main brokerage space that provides clearing and brokerage services to major institutions in FX, digital assets, derivatives and fixed income markets.
Ripples get hidden roads – Source: Ripples
Ripple CTO David Schwartz described the acquisition as a “definition moment” for XRP Ledger (XRPL). He revealed that the Hidden Road plans to migrate its post-trade operations to XRPL, which could unlock new use cases for blockchain in traditional finance and accelerate the tokenization of real-world assets on the platform.
“Ripple learned that cross-border payments alone are not enough to maintain a competitive advantage. They need to be more deeply in the financial stack where funds determine what transactions, how profits are, and which stable shares are used as collateral,” said Matthew Tan, founder of OnChain Custodian.
Overall, Ripple’s hidden road trading is more than just expansion – it is a strategy to control inflows and outflows of institutional capital.
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RLUSD: Bridge traditional finance and cryptocurrencies
A key highlight of Ripple’s hidden road trading is the use of RLUSD-1:1-backed Stablecoin as a brokerage firm.
This situation is the first time that companies have used corporate stable people as profit margins for cryptocurrencies and traditional finance, thus achieving a cross-repair.
In addition to using RLUSD as collateral, Hidden Road plans to migrate its entire post-transaction infrastructure to XRP Ledger-Public Blubly Blockchain Ripple for more than a decade. The move aims to reduce operating expenses, increase transparency and promote real-world blockchain adoption, not just technical experiments.
Long-term vision: UK as a strategic area
While the United States is actively building infrastructure, Ripple is also strengthening its regulatory position in Europe. Recently, the company held a policy summit in London that brought together lawmakers, regulators and experts from various departments to discuss the future of UK digital assets.
During the summit, Ripple highlighted three key messages:
- Urgent action is needed: Britain, as a fast follower, can quickly adopt lessons from other regions to develop strong digital asset rules. However, opportunities are decreasing and regulators are needed to increase urgency and speed action.
- Stabilizers are crucial: Stable people are becoming an important part of the digital asset ecosystem, widely used in cross-border payments and transactions. The summit highlighted the need for a stable and dedicated regulatory regime in the UK and encouraged a framework to allow the use of stablecoins issued domestically and foreign.
- Tokenization will change the financial markets (RWA): By 2030, digital assets can account for 10% of the global capital market, worth about $4-5 trillion. Tokenization has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of reporting, liquidation, settlement and staking management. To achieve this, the UK government and regulators must commit to removing barriers to the adoption of tokens.
“It’s no surprise that Ripple is hosting this summit. They position themselves as part of the financial infrastructure in the future and are no longer just a blockchain company,” Nick Babbage, a former policy adviser to the UK Treasury, said within the scope of the event.
From litigation to builders: Ripple’s strategic reshaping
Ripple has faced multiple storms over the past decade, including allegations of selling unregistered securities and postponing XRP from major exchanges. However, Ripple did not retreat, but chose to move forward by restructuring its long-term strategy.
From litigation to builders: Ripple’s strategic reshaping
It’s no longer just a “crypto company”, and Ripple now positions itself as a financial institution that operates cross-border payment networks, public blockchains, fully supported Stablecoin and, more recently, global brokerage infrastructure.
The cryptocurrency market is rapidly shifting, led by Tier 2, Restaking and Spot ETF development. Still, Ripple is taking another route, quietly building and bridging Web2 with Web3 Finance.
With its ETFs, Hidden Road Trading and RLUSD, Ripple is undergoing a strategic financial transformation. It redefines itself as an important pillar for reshaping global finance.
Once considered a rebel of Crypto, Ripple is now shaping the future of global digital finance.
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