Ripple

Ripple

Finance

Velocity extends Series A to $48M at $200M valuation with backing from Visa, Circle, and Ripple

The investment brings Velocity's Series A round to $48 million and values the London-based payments infrastructure firm at $200 million, CEO Eric Queathem said.

Eric Queathem, CEO and co-founder of Velocity (Velocity)

Finance

Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD

Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.

Consensus 2025: Kraken and Ripple

Policy

Trump pushes Congress to move on Clarity Act during White House crypto event

The CEOs from companies across several tech-forward sectors met with the president in advance of this week's first Innovation Advisory Committee at the CFTC.

President Donald Trump, regulators and crypto execs (White House video capture)

Finance

Ripple raises $275 million in senior notes for prime brokerage push

Ripple Prime's inaugural senior notes carried an investment grade rating and drew institutional investors across key financial markets.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, speaks at Consensus 2024. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Trump expected to attend White House meeting with crypto CEOs, sources say

Those involved in a meeting of CEOs from the worlds of crypto, prediction markets and AI anticipate President Donald Trump will take part in next week's gathering.

Donald Trump speaking at the White House crypto summit. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple’s RLUSD gets two boosts as transfer volume drops 25%

Ripple launched an institutional minting platform and added RLUSD to Notabene’s compliance network as holder growth rose but monthly transfer volume fell to $10.95 billion.

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Treasury report on tokenization cites Ripple as convergence model

A Treasury-backed report targets putting repo, gilts and funds onchain within two years, and warms to permissionless networks that firms like Ripple have been building on.

A man seated on a sofa works on a laptop under a Ripple Labs sign. (Ripple Labs)

Policy

Ripple's preliminary crypto asset provider license in Luxembourg upgraded to fully compliant

The approval means Ripple is now fully MiCA-compliant for payments, financial institutions, corporates and businesses across all 30 European Economic Area countries.

The office building of CSSF, Luxembourg's financial authority. (CSSF/Media)

Policy

Ripple targets EU, wins preliminary MiCA approval from Luxembourg financial regulator

The license will enable Ripple to offer its stablecoin payment systems to European companies and expand into broader crypto functions.

Brad Garlinghouse at DC Fintech Week (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa

The deal values Flutterwave at $3.2 billion, and will integrate Ripple's RLUSD and the XRP Ledger network to speed cross-border payments across Africa.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Consensus 2026 in Miami (CoinDesk)