Ripple Plans $1 Billion XRP Buy for Digital Asset Treasury
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Ripple Labs is preparing a major move to strengthen its control over $XRP, according to Bloomberg. It plans to purchase $1 billion worth of the token for a new Digital Asset Treasury (DAT). The initiative will be funded through a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Ripple already holds around 4.5 billion XRP and has another 37 billion locked in escrow, released gradually each month.
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Ripple’s Treasury Move Awaits Final Negotiations
Once completed, the purchase could add about 427 million XRP to Ripple’s balance sheet, tightening its grip as the largest institutional holder of the token.
The proposed digital asset treasury (DAT) will combine the new tokens with a portion of Ripple’s existing reserves, forming a corporate fund for blockchain-based payments and liquidity operations.
The timing reflects a growing global shift toward institutional digital asset holdings. Bitcoin and Ether currently lead the sector with $152 billion and $23 billion held in corporate reserves, respectively.
While XRP ranks high in overall market value, it has yet to gain the same level of traction among corporations.
That trend could soon change. Singapore’s Trident Digital Tech Holdings and China’s AI firm Webus have already committed roughly $800 million to create XRP-based treasuries.
Ripple’s plan is expected to build on this momentum by showing how companies can integrate digital assets into mainstream corporate finance.
Negotiations around the SPAC structure and Ripple’s contributions are still underway. The final deal will depend on how these details are resolved in the coming weeks.
If approved, it could strengthen Ripple’s liquidity base and establish it as a central player in corporate blockchain finance.
Ripple’s $1B DAT Acquisition and CTO Shift Signal New Era
Beyond the treasury expansion, Ripple is reshaping its operations through acquisitions and leadership shifts.
The company recently acquired GTreasury for $1 billion, its third major deal this year after Hidden Road and Rail. The deal strengthens Ripple’s foundation for handling stablecoins, tokenised deposits, and other blockchain-based assets.
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This follows the announcement by David Schwartz, Ripple’s long-time chief technology officer, that he will step down at the end of 2025 after over a decade with the company.
Schwartz, a co-creator of the XRP Ledger, will remain as CTO Emeritus and a board member, ensuring continuity as Ripple enters a post-litigation growth phase following its 2025 SEC settlement.
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Ripple’s transition comes amid a broader wave of institutional activity in digital assets, as institutional confidence in digital assets continues to surge worldwide.
Strategy continues to fill its coffers, recently adding 196 BTC worth $22.1 million, bringing its total holdings to 640,031 BTC valued at about $47 billion.
While in Japan, Metaplanet Inc. bought 5,268 BTC for roughly $615 million, expanding its total to 30,823 BTC and making it the world’s fourth-largest public Bitcoin holder.
