Ripple’s string of high-value acquisitions continues to spark discussion about the company’s ultimate goals and why a higher XRP price may be crucial to its long-term success.
This week, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted XRP’s significance while announcing the completion of Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, now rebranded as Ripple Prime.
The deal marks Ripple’s fifth major acquisition in roughly two years. It followed GTreasury ($1B), Rail ($200M), Standard Custody, and Metaco ($250M).
Together, these moves echo Ripple’s ambition to become a dominant player in global finance, spanning stablecoin payments, custody, prime brokerage, and liquidity management.
“XRP is at the core of everything Ripple does,” Garlinghouse said, reminding the community that despite the introduction of the RLUSD stablecoin, the company’s ecosystem continues to revolve around XRP.
Ripple President Monica Long also confirmed that Ripple Prime will explore integrating XRP alongside RLUSD as collateral within its brokerage offerings.
Analyst: “Ripple and XRP Go Hand in Hand”
Prominent XRP analyst and community figure CrediBULL emphasized that Ripple’s success is fundamentally tied to the value of XRP.
He noted that with Ripple controlling roughly 40 billion XRP tokens that will gradually enter circulation over the next ten years, the company has a strong incentive to ensure the asset thrives.
In parallel, CrediBULL explained that Ripple Labs benefits directly from a stronger XRP valuation. “They go hand in hand,” he said, highlighting that the success of the token and the company are closely connected.
In other words, as XRP’s value rises, it becomes easier for Ripple to generate additional value for the company. This creates a mutually reinforcing cycle between the asset and the firm.
"I’m reminding you all that $XRP sits at the center of everything Ripple does."
Said this before and I'll say it again.
When an entity holds some 100B of a crypto asset that will slowly be released to them from an automated escrow over the next decade plus, they will do… https://t.co/053HPNoRvk
— CrediBULL Crypto (@CredibleCrypto) October 24, 2025
This argument aligns with the financial reality that Ripple holds nearly $106 billion worth of XRP, including 35 billion XRP in escrow and about 5 billion in spendable wallets. Every $2 increase in XRP’s price would theoretically add around $80 billion to Ripple’s balance sheet.
Ripple’s Strategy Has Always Been About Maximizing XRP Value
Ripple’s commitment to increasing XRP’s value is not new. In fact, the company’s CTO David Schwartz stated as far back as 2017 that Ripple “spends money in a way that allows the company to get maximum value for its stash of XRP.”
Schwartz explained that if the company had an opportunity to invest $100 million to raise XRP’s price by even one cent, it would consider it worthwhile. This philosophy remains intact today.
Ripple’s growing portfolio of acquisitions and its push into institutional custody, tokenization, and liquidity services all support this objective. Specifically, these moves expand real-world XRP utility while strengthening Ripple’s corporate value.
Ripple’s Endgame: Institutional Liquidity and XRP Price Growth
While Ripple avoids discussing price targets due to regulatory caution, many analysts believe its business model inherently depends on a higher XRP valuation.
As one community analyst put it, “It’s always been about XRP price, but Ripple just cannot say it.”
Ripple’s strategic partnerships with SBI Holdings, Kraken, GTreasury, and Evernorth reinforce this notion.
The $1 billion Evernorth initiative, designed to establish the world’s largest corporate XRP treasury, mirrors MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin accumulation model and could provide sustained demand for XRP in the years ahead.
What If XRP Hits $10?
At an XRP price of $10, Ripple’s holdings would be valued at over $4 trillion. This could instantly transform the company into one of the world’s most valuable financial entities.
Such a valuation would not only bolster Ripple’s balance sheet but also give it exceptional leverage in global finance. In particular, it would enable further billion-dollar acquisitions, ecosystem investments, and liquidity infrastructure.
While this scenario remains speculative, it highlights why Ripple’s long-term strategy, from acquisitions to stablecoin integration, may ultimately depend on a significantly higher XRP price.
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