Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on October 26 that the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had granted final approval for Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB). The decision completes the bank’s chartering process, nearly a year after the regulator granted conditional approval in December 2025. Finally, the
Ripple has backed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, while asking the agency to clarify how securities laws apply to crypto tokens and when an issuer’s legal obligations end. In a comment letter submitted on October 20, Ripple said the SEC has the authority to
Ripple has signed a strategic partnership with South Korean securities firm Meritz Securities to explore institutional digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure for the country’s capital markets. The agreement, announced on October 14, 2026, marks Ripple’s first partnership with a South Korean securities firm as it expands its work with
Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), giving eligible clients access to the stablecoin through the bank’s digital asset custody services. The bank announced the launch on October 12, 2026. The service is available through Standard Chartered’s Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
Brazil is integrating public blockchain technology into regulated financial infrastructure through a cooperation with Ripple and CSD BR. On September 29, CSD BR announced this initiative, which involves BTG Pactual investment fund shares. The operator has over BRL 22 trillion worth of assets registered. The XRP Ledger will reflect ownership
Absa has officially rolled out the institution’s digital asset custody service in South Africa, leveraging the custody solution by Ripple. The official rollout of the project came after the partnership signed between Ripple and Absa back in October 2025, where the bank was made the first custody partner of Ripple
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse defended the crypto CLARITY Act framework ahead of today’s Senate vote, stating that the bipartisan policy trades made to build the bill “weren’t small.” Brad Garlinghouse has thrown his support behind Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s latest push for the CLARITY Act, urging the Senate to move
The company unlocked 1 billion XRP from escrow on September 1st through 3 transactions. These were 500 million XRP, 400 million XRP, and 100 million XRP, respectively. This was revealed by the blockchain monitoring account Whale Alert in relation to the XRP that was unlocked from Ripple-controlled escrow accounts. This
Ripple is supporting the United Kingdom’s strategy that seeks to grow the adoption of tokenization infrastructure within wholesale financial markets. The move came after a recommendation from Chris Woolard, who was appointed as Wholesale Digital Markets Champion in April by HM Treasury. The plan is aimed at taking the financial
In this XRP (XRP) price prediction for 2026, 2027-2030, we will analyze the price patterns of XRP by using accurate trader-friendly technical analysis indicators and predict the future movement of the cryptocurrency. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION XRP (XRP) Current Market Status What is XRP (XRP)? XRP (XRP) 24H Technicals XRP (XRP)
