Ripple Bags $500M and a $40B Valuation-Here’s What That Means for Crypto

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Ripple Labs Inc., the blockchain payments wizard, has done it again-securing a jaw-dropping $500 million from Fortress Investment Group (and a few other “lucky” investors). This little influx of cash has boosted Ripple’s valuation to a mind-blowing $40 billion. Not bad for a company that’s been shaking things up in the crypto space. CEO Brad Garlinghouse couldn’t help but pop a bottle of bubbly, calling this funding round the “cherry on top of a mountain of good news” for Ripple this year. 🍒🏔

Fortress Investment Group Leads the Ripple Charge (Because Who Wouldn’t?)

On November 5, Garlinghouse took to X (formerly known as Twitter…because we all love a rebrand) to announce that, despite the global crypto market’s “mild” panic attack recently, Ripple has had an absolute whirlwind of a year. And surprise! The $500 million funding didn’t just come from Fortress. Oh no. Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace also decided to hop on the Ripple train and invest in the future of crypto. 🚂💰

Garlinghouse made it crystal clear that this investment isn’t just a financial pat on the back-it’s more of a clear vote of confidence in Ripple’s strategy and in XRP (Yes, we’re talking about that XRP again… as if it ever went anywhere). He boldly declared it as a bet on the future of crypto. “I’m very proud of what we’ve built, and all that’s to come,” he said. Oh, and we can’t forget about XRP’s sweet little market numbers: $2.28, with 4.5% volatility, and a market cap of $137.26B. No biggie. 😎

2025, without a doubt, has been an incredible year for @Ripple, and a record year for crypto as a whole. Although we have a couple of months left, this announcement feels like the cherry on top of a mountain of good news:

Today we announced a $500M investment in Ripple, from…

– Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) November 5, 2025

And, as Garlinghouse rightly pointed out, Ripple has pretty much checked off every major achievement this year. But hold on, folks, the year isn’t over yet. It’s like a Netflix series that just keeps getting better. 🎬📈

For instance, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD has officially broken $1 billion in market cap. Less than a year old, this little guy is already the 10th largest stablecoin by market cap. And don’t even get us started on its 1,278% year-to-date growth. Talk about having a good year! 💸📊

More Ripple Wins Than We Can Keep Up With

Ripple didn’t stop there. They’ve also launched Ripple Prime, their snazzy new digital asset brokerage service for US institutional clients. It’s the first major update since Ripple’s whopping $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road (now rebranded, of course, to Ripple Prime-because nothing says “serious business” like a name change). 🙄

Now, US institutional clients can cross-margin their OTC spot transactions with the rest of their digital asset portfolios. Cool, right? 😏

But wait, there’s more! Ripple’s RLUSD and its tech are currently being tested by a bunch of big-name non-profits, like World Central Kitchen, Water.org, GiveDirectly, and Mercy Corps, to improve their funding speed and transparency. I mean, if these global organizations are on board, Ripple’s clearly onto something. 🌍💡

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2025-11-05 22:32