Ripple’s latest move has inspired confidence in market observers, as its completed acquisition and rebrand of Hidden Road is a decisive expansion into institutional finance.
The $1.25 billion purchase of the global prime broker has positioned Ripple to service some of the world’s largest financial institutions through a structure they already trust.
Xaif (@Xaif_Crypto), a well-known crypto commentator on X, highlighted the significance of the deal by sharing a video in which Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse explained the purpose of the acquisition.
Garlinghouse stated, “Our acquisition this week, Hidden Road, we paid $1.25 billion for what’s called a prime broker. And this allows even larger institutions like BlackRock, like the biggest Wall Street financial institutions, to come into this market in a way they understand with a safer prime broker to help clear transactions and a bigger balance sheet to do that.”
🇺🇸The acquisition of Hidden Road allows institutions like BlackRock and Wall Street to access a safer prime broker,
Enabling them to conduct more secure transactions directly on their balance sheets. @bgarlinghouse #XRP https://t.co/blwvZVihSh pic.twitter.com/ijcnq5jKM0
— Xaif Crypto🇮🇳|🇺🇸 (@Xaif_Crypto) October 27, 2025
Institutional Trust and Infrastructure Growth
Hidden Road, now known as Ripple Prime, serves as a multi-asset prime broker offering clearing, financing, and liquidity services across traditional and digital markets. With over 300 institutional clients and an annual clearing volume in the trillions, its integration into Ripple’s operations brings a level of institutional-grade security and compliance infrastructure previously uncommon in the crypto sector.
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The acquisition gives Ripple an immediate foothold in a regulated environment that is essential for attracting major financial entities seeking a stable and compliant entry into digital assets. For those institutions, access to a familiar prime brokerage model may eliminate one of the most persistent barriers to entry in the crypto market.
Ripple Prime ensures that Ripple can conduct these institutional transactions directly on balance sheets with improved risk management and regulatory oversight. This step moves XRP and the XRP Ledger closer to being utilized as settlement and liquidity tools within large-scale financial operations.
Expanding XRP’s Functional Role
The integration of Hidden Road opens opportunities for using Ripple’s own stablecoin, RLUSD, as collateral within institutional trading environments. As these mechanisms expand, the XRP Ledger may see increased transaction activity related to post-trade settlements and asset tokenization, all of which contribute to a more practical use case for XRP itself.
This acquisition strengthens Ripple’s ability to connect traditional finance with digital asset markets. If financial institutions begin leveraging the XRP Ledger for settlement efficiency and liquidity management, demand for XRP could increase as part of broader utility-driven adoption.
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