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Ripple Closes $1.25 Billion Hidden Road Deal, Launches Ripple Prime

Owning the multi-asset broker gives Ripple direct control over institutional clearing, financing and collateral standards.

Overview

  • Ripple rebranded Hidden Road as Ripple Prime, creating what the company and multiple reports call the first crypto-owned global multi-asset prime brokerage.
  • Services span clearing, financing and market access across digital assets, foreign exchange, derivatives, swaps and fixed income for institutional clients.
  • Company-reported metrics show activity has tripled since April’s announcement, with more than 300 clients and over $3 trillion cleared across markets.
  • Ripple says its RLUSD stablecoin is already used as collateral by some customers, with BNY Mellon named as the stablecoin’s primary reserve custodian.
  • Integration is underway as founder Marc Asch works with Ripple leadership, part of a broader roll-up that includes Metaco, Standard Custody, Rail and GTreasury.