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Ripple Launches U.S. Spot Prime Brokerage for Institutions Under Rebranded Ripple Prime

The rollout follows Ripple’s October purchase of Hidden Road to fold prime‑brokerage infrastructure into Ripple Prime.

Overview

  • Ripple Prime now offers U.S. institutional clients OTC spot trading in dozens of digital assets, including XRP and the RLUSD stablecoin.
  • Clients can cross‑margin spot positions with OTC swaps as well as CME‑listed futures and options for unified risk and capital management.
  • Ripple completed the acquisition of multi‑asset prime broker Hidden Road in October 2025 for roughly $1.25 billion and rebranded it as Ripple Prime.
  • The platform pairs Ripple’s regulatory licenses with Hidden Road’s infrastructure to provide multi‑asset access spanning FX, digital assets, derivatives, swaps, and fixed income.
  • Ripple reported RLUSD at about a $1 billion market cap, while market data showed XRP declining roughly 4–5% around the announcement.