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Ripple Launches U.S. Spot Prime Brokerage, Folding Hidden Road Into Ripple Prime

The rollout follows Ripple’s $1.25 billion Hidden Road acquisition to unify multi‑asset trading and risk management for institutions on a single platform.

Overview

  • The service enables U.S. institutional clients to execute OTC spot trades across dozens of digital assets, explicitly including XRP and Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin.
  • Clients can cross‑margin OTC spot positions with OTC swaps and CME‑listed futures and options for more efficient capital use.
  • Ripple completed the Hidden Road acquisition in October 2025, rebranding the multi‑asset prime broker as Ripple Prime in its first major post‑deal integration.
  • Ripple said RLUSD reached roughly a $1 billion market capitalization around the launch, with plans to use the stablecoin as institutional collateral.
  • CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said a portion of clearing will run on the XRP Ledger, while XRP traded about 4% lower near $2.41 on the day of the announcement.