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SBI CEO Reveals Plans to Invest $1.25B in Ripple IPO, Predicts Timeline for Ripple to Go Public

SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao confirms plans to invest up to $1.25 billion in the Ripple IPO, predicting a possible timeline for the firm...

SBI Plans XRP ETFs for Tokyo Stock Exchange

Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings is planning to launch Bitcoin and XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The move could proceed once...

SBI and Visa Bring XRP Rewards to Daily Spending With New Crypto Cards

Japanese financial giant SBI Group, one of Ripple’s biggest partners, has partnered with Visa to bring XRP rewards into everyday spending. SBI CEO Yoshitaka Kitao...

XRP Use Case Expands as Tottori Bank Partners SBI Remit for Cross-Border Payments 

A new banking partnership in Japan is adding to the steady expansion of Ripple-powered payment infrastructure, with implications for XRP in global remittances. Key Points ...

SBI Group CEO Confirms Completion of This New Platform on XRPL 

SBI Group CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has confirmed that its subsidiary, SBI Ripple Asia, has completed the development of a new token issuance infrastructure built...

SBI Holdings Advances XRP Ledger Research for Japan–Korea Remittance Corridor

A new cross-border initiative backed by SBI Holdings leadership is putting the XRP Ledger back into focus for real-world payments.  CEO Yoshitaka Kitao confirmed that...

SBI Shareholders Sitting on 4X Gains From XRP Distributions Since 2020

Shareholders of SBI Holdings who opted to receive XRP as part of the company’s shareholder benefit program are now sitting on gains of more...

A Win for XRP: Japan Finance Minister Backs SBI Blockchain Settlement and Stablecoin Push

Japan’s Finance Minister has publicly expressed support for blockchain-based securities settlement and stablecoin integration, which could strengthen the outlook for XRP and Ripple USD...

Hidden Assets in Ripple Much Bigger Than $10,000,000,000 in XRP: SBI CEO

Excitement is building in the XRP community after Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO and President of SBI Holdings, clarified the scale of the firm’s exposure to...

SBI Group Pushes XRP Adoption in Japan with New Banking Service

SBI Group is strengthening its push for XRP adoption in Japan with the launch of a new banking product called SBI Hyper Deposit.  The service,...

SBI Plans XRP ETF in Japan, Eyes Major Returns on 9% Ripple Stake Post-IPO

Ripple’s partner SBI Japan is seeking to launch two exchange-traded funds tied to XRP, Bitcoin, and gold.  The company made this known in its Q2...

Ripple Ally SBI Holdings Invests $50M in Circle IPO

Ripple partner SBI Holdings and its affiliate SBI Shinsei Bank announced a multi-million-dollar investment in Circle, the issuer of USDC, following Circle's IPO.  SBI Holdings...

SBI Says XRP in Escrow Won’t Count Toward Valuation Until Ripple IPO, Eyes ¥1 Trillion for Its Crypto Asset Business

SBI Holdings, one of Japan's largest financial services groups, has indicated that it will only recognize the valuation of its Ripple shares once the...

SBI Confirms Ripple’s Latest Acquisition, Highlights Its Impact on XRP and RLUSD

Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings has drawn public attention to Ripple’s acquisition of fast-growing prime broker Hidden Road.  This came days after Ripple announced...

Ripple Partner SBI Shares Insights into Current XRP within Ripple Escrow in Latest Financial Statements

SBI Holdings, a long-standing Ripple partner, recently discussed details about XRP in its financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2025. Released on Feb....

Japan SBI VC Trade Opens Portal to Earn Shiba Inu Passive Income

SBI VC Trade, the cryptocurrency arm of SBI Japan, has launched an application period for Shiba Inu token holders to participate in its ongoing...

80% of Banking Industry in Japan is Ripple Partner: Research Shows

A research paper from three industry pundits confirms Ripple has formed partnerships with up to 80% of the banking industry in Japan. The research, prepared...

XDC Token Triumphs in SBI Group Experiment for B2B Settlement Transactions

The XDC token has successfully passed an experiment for fiat settlement in business-to-business transactions by SBI XDC Network APAC and SBI R3 Japan. SBI Group...

Japan’s Finance Giant SBI Becomes XRP Ledger Validator

SBI VC Trade, the crypto exchange business of Japan’s finance giant SBI Holdings, launches a validator on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The team behind the...

Pundit Argues XRP Can Replace Japan’s Need for US Dollars

Widely followed crypto commentator Jack Straw has suggested that XRP could replace Japan’s need for U.S. dollars. Straw expressed this view on X amid Ripple’s...