The post Ripple Launches Ripple Prime After $1.25B Hidden Road Deal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Altcoins Ripple has taken another major leap toward transforming its business into a full-scale institutional network. The company has officially launched Ripple Prime, a new platform built to bridge its payment ecosystem with professional crypto finance services. The move follows the completion of Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage that quietly became one of the biggest gateways between traditional and digital asset markets. With the deal now finalized, Hidden Road has been absorbed and rebranded as Ripple Prime – a move that cements Ripple’s ambitions beyond cross-border payments. From Payments to Prime Brokerage Ripple’s executives described the launch as the beginning of a “new era” for the company. Ripple Prime will allow hedge funds, corporate clients, and institutional investors to access multi-asset trading, custody, and collateral services under a single framework. What makes this significant is Ripple’s unique ability to blend blockchain infrastructure with financial-grade systems already trusted by regulators and banks. The company said its payment rails, stablecoin integrations, and digital custody systems will work seamlessly with Ripple Prime – giving institutions the ability to move liquidity between crypto and fiat environments in real time. The initiative also aligns with Ripple’s broader strategy of institutional expansion. In the past six months alone, Ripple has spent over $2 billion acquiring new businesses, including GTreasury and Rail, both of which strengthen its treasury and stablecoin infrastructure. RLUSD Stablecoin Takes Center Stage Ripple confirmed that its RLUSD stablecoin will be deeply integrated into Ripple Prime’s operations. Already used as collateral in some brokerage products, RLUSD will serve as the key liquidity layer for settlement and margin management within the new platform. The company said adoption has been growing rapidly, with derivative clients now choosing to hold RLUSD for stability and compliance reasons. Earlier this year, analytics firm… The post Ripple Launches Ripple Prime After $1.25B Hidden Road Deal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Altcoins Ripple has taken another major leap toward transforming its business into a full-scale institutional network. The company has officially launched Ripple Prime, a new platform built to bridge its payment ecosystem with professional crypto finance services. The move follows the completion of Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road, a global prime brokerage that quietly became one of the biggest gateways between traditional and digital asset markets. With the deal now finalized, Hidden Road has been absorbed and rebranded as Ripple Prime – a move that cements Ripple’s ambitions beyond cross-border payments. From Payments to Prime Brokerage Ripple’s executives described the launch as the beginning of a “new era” for the company. Ripple Prime will allow hedge funds, corporate clients, and institutional investors to access multi-asset trading, custody, and collateral services under a single framework. What makes this significant is Ripple’s unique ability to blend blockchain infrastructure with financial-grade systems already trusted by regulators and banks. The company said its payment rails, stablecoin integrations, and digital custody systems will work seamlessly with Ripple Prime – giving institutions the ability to move liquidity between crypto and fiat environments in real time. The initiative also aligns with Ripple’s broader strategy of institutional expansion. In the past six months alone, Ripple has spent over $2 billion acquiring new businesses, including GTreasury and Rail, both of which strengthen its treasury and stablecoin infrastructure. RLUSD Stablecoin Takes Center Stage Ripple confirmed that its RLUSD stablecoin will be deeply integrated into Ripple Prime’s operations. Already used as collateral in some brokerage products, RLUSD will serve as the key liquidity layer for settlement and margin management within the new platform. The company said adoption has been growing rapidly, with derivative clients now choosing to hold RLUSD for stability and compliance reasons. Earlier this year, analytics firm…