Is Ripple Playing with Your Money? A $172M XRP Mystery Unraveled
Now, before you get too excited, let’s clarify something. Yes, Ripple waved goodbye to its minority stake in Bitstamp during the 2025 sale to Robinhood-because who wouldn’t want to sell their shares to a company that started as a stock trading app for millennials?-but Bitstamp is still a heavyweight contender in the world of cross-border payments. It’s like the bouncer at the door of the VIP lounge for XRP trading, holding a staggering 130.7 million tokens on its balance, according to CoinMarketCap. Who knew numbers could be so sexy?



