Ripple Pours $4B Into TradFi Rails as XRP Eyes $5; ETFs Scheduled
Ripple’s recent push — roughly $4 billion earmarked for TradFi rail acquisitions, expanded brokerage offerings, and a $500 million capital raise valuing the firm at about $40 billion — has investors reassessing XRP’s supply and demand dynamics. The timing of scheduled U.S. spot XRP ETF listings adds another institutional layer, potentially widening access and liquidity for the token.
Market analysts have mapped several trajectories toward major resistance levels through 2026, with some models highlighting a path to a $5 handle if adoption and ETF flows materialize. That said, outcomes will hinge on macro conditions, ETF performance, and execution of Ripple’s integration strategy; the developments matter because they could meaningfully shift market structure rather than just create short‑term price spikes.