Overview
- CEO Brad Garlinghouse told XRP Community Day attendees that XRP is Ripple’s “north star” and the firm’s reason for existence.
- He said 2026 will focus on integrating recent buys and existing products, with no large near-term acquisitions anticipated.
- Garlinghouse forecast a roughly 75% chance that the CLARITY Act could be close to signing by late April, while citing conditional OCC engagement and interest in a potential Fed master account as signs of progress.
- Sessions highlighted regulated offerings across custody, treasury, Ripple Payments and Prime, RLUSD and wrapped XRP, plus partner demos from Evernorth, Gemini and Wormhole and a discussion of XRP investment products featuring Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
- Ripple pointed to its $40 billion valuation after a $500 million raise and a 2025 deal spree—Hidden Road, GTreasury, Rail and Palisade—as the base for a unified enterprise stack, with XRP trading near $1.38 during the event.