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Ripple's Prime Brokerage Revenue Triples, Driving 'Wall Street 2.0' With RLUSD and XRP Ledger
Overall sentiment: Very positive
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Published Jul 21, 2026 · Retrieved Jul 21, 2026
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- Ripple's prime brokerage revenue tripled year-over-year after acquiring Hidden Road in October 2025. Newsworthy Reliable Very positive
- Ripple is building infrastructure for 'Wall Street 2.0' by moving collateral, liquidity, and settlement onto blockchain networks. Newsworthy Reliable Very positive
- Ripple Prime secured a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance to expand lending capacity. Relevant Reliable Very positive
- RLUSD stablecoin is increasingly integrated across Ripple Prime's offerings, with derivatives clients holding balances in RLUSD. Relevant Reliable Very positive
- Michael Higgins predicts RLUSD might be among the GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoins in the future. Relevant Plausible Positive
- Despite the crypto winter, institutional adoption grows with asset managers tokenizing money-market funds and using stablecoins. Relevant Reliable Positive
- Ripple aims to connect traditional finance with digital assets via 24/7 institutional trading using its XRP Ledger technology. Relevant Reliable Very positive
Type: standard news · Analysis confidence: 95%
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- ChatGPT forecasts XRP price at $1.35 by Q3 2026 • Ripple triples prime brokerage revenue • Secures full EU MiCA authorization • XRP Ledger surpasses 8 million accounts • ETF inflows mixed • Former CTO regrets early XRP sales • XRP classified as digital commodity by SEC and CFTC
- XRP price rises 5% toward $1.15 resistance with derivatives open interest near $2.4B • Ripple to release 1B XRP from escrow August 1 mostly re-locked • Institutional use of XRP Ledger grows with upgrades • Trading volumes fall sharply in South Korea and Binance amid cautious sentiment • Ripple revenue triples YoY as RLUSD stablecoin gains • Price outlook hinges on US regulatory clarity and ETF demand