By Isaac • August 23, 2026 7:31 am •
Ripple Prime just pulled off something still unusual in crypto: it borrowed $275 million from institutional investors with an investment-grade rating.
The private placement was upsized, meaning demand was strong enough for Ripple Prime to sell more debt than originally planned. The money will fund working capital and the continued expansion of its U.S. prime-brokerage business.
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That is the clean headline. The more revealing part sits underneath it.
The notes are senior and unsecured. XRP was not pledged as collateral.
Yet the BBB credit case still depends in part on the expectation that parent company Ripple would step in if its brokerage arm needed support.
And Ripple’s own financial strength remains closely tied to one enormous
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