XRP continues to dominate headlines as the legal battle between Ripple and the SEC takes another turn. With SEC Chair Gary Gensler preparing to step down, the agency is set to file its opening brief in the appeal against Ripple this week. Ripple remains confident, bolstered by support from industry leaders and the incoming pro-crypto administration led by Paul Atkins. Ripple President Monica Long has also highlighted the broader adoption potential of tokenization, emphasizing that 15 of the world’s top 25 banks have already piloted tokenized asset projects, signaling a promising future for the XRP Ledger.
Ripple Labs is leading the charge in tokenization with its innovative RLUSD stablecoin, launched to drive real-world adoption. The stablecoin has seen impressive adoption milestones across global exchanges, including in Singapore via Independent Reserve. Ripple’s focus on leveraging the XRP Ledger for tokenization through strategic partnerships like Archax positions the company as a key player in the evolving crypto-banking space. As banks explore crypto integration, Ripple is set to benefit from this mainstream adoption trend, assuming regulatory clarity continues to improve.
Institutional interest in XRP is also heating up, with JPMorgan predicting that a spot-based XRP ETF could attract inflows between $3 billion and $8 billion. This follows the success of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and growing confidence in the pro-crypto regulatory environment. Multiple players, including Bitwise and WisdomTree, are already vying to launch an XRP ETF, with analysts giving a 59% probability of approval in 2025. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sees this as a natural progression, further solidifying XRP’s potential as an institutional favorite in the coming years.