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infra·XRP· 2012

Ripple Labs

Cross-border payments. Issuer of XRP. Custodies/escrows large XRP supply.

acquitted
San Francisco, United States ripple.com
XRP
Milestones · 2/2100%
2023
Won SEC case in part — XRP not security on programmatic sales
2012
XRP Ledger launch
Regulatory & legal history

Dec 2020: SEC sued Ripple over unregistered XRP sales. July 2023: judge ruled programmatic sales weren't securities; institutional sales were. Aug 2024: $125M penalty (vs SEC's $1B+ ask).

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Bitcoin, ether showed slight losses while Ripple-linked XRP fell 5.5% on the week, the worst of the majors, as the Senate left Washington without taking up the market structure bill.

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XRP Holders Can Now Borrow Ripple's RLUSD on Ethereum Without Selling Their Crypto

Flare's FXRP has been approved as collateral in a $280 million RLUSD lending vault, allowing XRP holders to tap Ethereum's lending markets.

cointelegraph4 days ago
Ripple invests in Zilo and Licuido to assist tokenized capital markets push

Ripple made a strategic investment in Zilo and Licuido as it looks to enable the use of tokenized funds as collateral from the point of issuance.

theblock4 days ago
Ripple invests in ZILO and Licuido to deepen tokenized capital markets push

Ripple said the deals are set to bring regulated transfer agency, issuance, and collateral mobility to its infrastructure on the XRP Ledger.

cointelegraph14 days ago
Ripple launches Mint to expand institutional access to RLUSD

Ripple launches Mint to expand RLUSD access for institutions as the stablecoin’s market cap approaches $1.6 billion.

coindesk14 days ago
Ripple’s RLUSD gets two boosts as transfer volume drops 25%

Ripple launched an institutional minting platform and added RLUSD to Notabene’s compliance network as holder growth rose but monthly transfer volume fell to $10.95 billion.

theblock16 days ago
RippleX sees XRP Ledger agentic transactions hitting 10-million mark soon

Ripple recently joined x402 Foundation, serving as a premier member alongside Coinbase, Circle, and Visa.

decrypt17 days ago
XRP Breaks Out on Clarity Act Hopes. The Charts Are Still Cautious

The Ripple-linked token just had its best day in weeks, as Washington may finally be delivering what the XRP Army has been waiting for.

cointelegraph21 days ago
ESMA Adds 14 New CASPs to MiCA Register as Licensing Slows

ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.

coindesk23 days ago
Visa, Mastercard and Ripple back x402 as agent payments average 32 cents

Forty companies now govern x402, the protocol Coinbase built and handed away. It settled about $24 million last month across 75 million payments.

theblock24 days ago
Dragonfly, FirstMark lead $38 million Series A for stablecoin startup Velocity with support from Coinbase, Ripple and more

The startup enables corporate users to use stablecoins while connecting to traditional banking rails and compliance systems.

theblock24 days ago
What Is RLUSD? Ripple’s XRP-Native Stablecoin Explained

RLUSD is a regulated stablecoin issued by Ripple Labs — the firm behind the XRP blockchain — designed to maintain a steady value of one U.S. dollar per token. Each RLUSD is backed one-to-one by a reserve of cash, short-term U.S. Treasury bills, and other cash equivalents, and is redeemable for U.S. dollars by approved […]

coindesk25 days ago
UK Treasury report on tokenization cites Ripple as convergence model

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coindesk26 days ago
Ripple once weighed shutting down and handing XRP to shareholders, CEO says

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says he and co-founder Chris Larsen considered winding the company down and handing its XRP to shareholders before deciding to fight the 2020 lawsuit.

decrypt30 days ago
XRP Logo Lands on Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys as Ripple Inks Multi-Year Deal

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theblock30 days ago
Ripple becomes Kansas Jayhawks sports sponsor with XRP patch to appear on jerseys

Besides the sports partnership, Ripple has committed to fund financial and technology education programs for student-athletes.

cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
Ripple secures full MiCA license for crypto services across Europe

The Luxembourg approval completes the company's MiCA licensing process, enabling it to provide regulated crypto-asset services across the European Economic Area.

coindeskabout 1 month ago
Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant

The approval means Ripple is now fully MiCA-compliant for payments, financial institutions, corporates and businesses across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

theblockabout 1 month ago
Ripple secures full MiCA CASP authorization for crypto services across 30 EEA countries

Ripple secured full MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg for regulated crypto services across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
Ripple co-founder backs venture launched by US senator's son: Report

While engaged in negotiations over ethics in a crypto market structure bill in Congress, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said she had “no involvement” in her son’s derivatives exchange, backed by at least one industry figure.

cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
Democrat backed by Ripple co-founder’s PAC wins Colorado primary

Colorado’s Democratic and Republican primaries finished on Tuesday, with at least one candidate supported by $1 million from a crypto-aligned PAC going to the November general election.

theblockabout 1 month ago
Ripple, Coinbase among top donors in crypto’s $189 million election spending: report

Crypto firms contributed $189 million to the 2026 midterms, with Ripple, Crypto.com and Coinbase leading corporate donations.

decryptabout 1 month ago
XRP Ledger's 'Missing Layer' Draws Closer as Developers Test Lending, Credit Features: Ripple

Ripple outlined how the XRP Ledger Lending Protocol would provide institutions with a novel way to structure loans directly on-chain.

coindeskabout 1 month ago
Ripple wants institutions to borrow against tokenized assets on XRPL

A proposed XRPL standard would let institutions borrow against tokenized assets, with the blockchain enforcing loan terms while the underwriting stays with human credit teams. It still needs validator approval to go live.

coindeskabout 1 month ago
Ripple CEO stays bullish on bitcoin but says Saylor's strategy has hurt crypto

Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse called Strategy's preferred-stock funding model "financial engineering" that distracted the market, pointing to STRC's slide to a record low as the evidence. He runs the company behind XRP, a bitcoin rival.

theblockabout 1 month ago
Ripple CEO says Michael Saylor has hurt crypto market as Strategy’s STRC trades 25% below par

"Financial engineering does not drive long-term value ... long-term value of any digital asset is going to be driven by utility," said Garlinghouse.

coindeskabout 1 month ago
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin goes live in Japan after regulatory approval

Japan's financial regulator cleared the U.S. dollar-backed token as a new category of payment instrument, letting SBI VC Trade offer it to institutions and retail. RLUSD remains small, at about $1.7 billion.

theblockabout 1 month ago
Ripple launches RLUSD stablecoin in Japan after regulatory approval

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin is available through SBI VC Trade for both institutional and retail users in the country.

coindeskabout 1 month ago
Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator

The license will enable Ripple to offer its stablecoin payment systems to European companies and expand into broader crypto functions.

cointelegraphabout 1 month ago
Ripple gains preliminary MiCA license ahead of July 1 EU deadline

Ripple secures preliminary CASP approval in Luxembourg ahead of July 1 MiCA deadline as companies race for EU crypto licensing.