Ripple Acquires Hidden Road for $1.25B Boosting XRPL Adoption
- Ripple acquires Hidden Road for institutional adoption.
- Ripple strengthens institutional foothold through strategic acquisition.
- Ripple expands XRPL usage and RLUSD adoption.
Increased XRPL Activity Through Hidden Road Clients
The acquisition is expected to boost XRPL’s usage by integrating Hidden Road’s clients, increasing activity and liquidity on the platform. Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD saw a market cap surge to $44.2 million.
Financially, the integration of RLUSD as collateral in institutional transactions strengthens Ripple’s market position. Increased adoption of XRPL-based assets indicates a strategic push into institutional finance. As an official report from Ripple notes, “Ripple acquired Hidden Road for $1.25B — one of the largest M&A deals in crypto history – driving more institutional use cases for RLUSD and XRPL.”
Ripple Aims for Wider Institutional Engagement
Similar acquisitions like Coinbase or Circle’s initiatives have historically led to enhanced institutional involvement in crypto. Ripple’s move is comparable in scale and ambition, focused on increasing adoption.
This acquisition is likely to enhance XRPL’s market dynamics, with potential outcomes including greater regulatory scrutiny and expanded real-world asset tokenization, transforming how institutional investments interact with blockchain.
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