In a major XRP news, crypto firm Ripple has announced plans to acquire prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. The XRP price surged on the back of this announcement, with the deal one of the largest in the crypto industry.
XRP News: Ripple To Acquire Hidden Road For $1.25 Billion
In a press release, Ripple announced that it will acquire Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, one of the largest deals in crypto history. The firm noted that with this acquisition, it will become the first crypto company to own and operate a global, multi-asset prime broker.
Hidden Road is a fast-growing prime broker offering institutions a one-stop shop of services, including clearing, prime brokerage, and financing across foreign exchange (FX), digital assets, derivatives, swaps, and fixed income. Meanwhile, this news comes just as the first XRP ETF went live in the US.
Furthermore, the crypto firm noted it is important that there are core infrastructure in place for institutional adoption for the industry to achieve the next phase of growth. This is where prime brokers come in as they bring the necessary credibility and professional trading services in legacy finance to the digital assets space.
As such, Ripple, alongside Hidden Road, plans to bring the promise of digital assets to institutional customers at scale, bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi). Although not mentioned in the release, Fortune reported that the crypto firm will settle this acquisition primarily in cash, XRP tokens, and company stocks.
Commenting on the proposed acquisition, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said,
We are at an inflection point for the next phase of digital asset adoption – the US market is effectively open for the first time due to the regulatory overhang of the former SEC coming to an end, and the market is maturing to address the needs of traditional finance. With these tailwinds, we are continuing to pursue opportunities to massively transform the space, leveraging our unique position and strengths of XRP to accelerate our business and enhance our current solutions and technology.”
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