In the grand theater of corporate maneuvering, Ripple has announced its most ambitious act yet: the $1 billion acquisition of GTreasury, a treasury management firm that’s been around long enough to have a few gray hairs, and whose clientele includes the likes of American Airlines and Hitachi. Ah, the fine taste of old money meeting the fresh zest of crypto!
To fund this operation, Ripple is raising the grand sum of $1 billion through a Special Acquisition Company (SPAC). Their aim? To create an XRP treasury. One might almost say it’s a treasure chest, if only they weren’t so serious about it. According to Bloomberg, this treasure is likely to unlock the vaults of the corporate treasury market, a market with a value that could make your head spin and your wallet feel a little light.
We’re proud to announce @Ripple is acquiring treasury management leader GTreasury:
The fusion of Ripple’s enterprise crypto solutions with GTreasury’s 40+ years of expertise immediately opens the multi-trillion-dollar corporate treasury market.
Learn how…
– Ripple (@Ripple) October 16, 2025
And there you have it. Ripple’s chief promise is to open the gates of this enormous corporate treasury market and deliver its services to some of the world’s most esteemed enterprises. Let’s just hope the key doesn’t get lost on the way to the vault.
XRP DAT: Unlocking Trillions in Trapped Capital
The plan, of course, is to start by easing access to the global repo market (because, why not?), and, naturally, enabling real-time cross-border payments at prices that make you wonder if they’ve discovered some secret formula to global efficiency. Ripple, with its ever-bold ambitions, is also reportedly looking to raise at least $1 billion to pump into a new digital-asset treasury (DAT), a veritable gold mine for XRP. They’re even tossing in some of their own XRP holdings for good measure. Generosity or just good business? Who’s to say?
As Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, pointed out with typical flair, corporate cash has been lying dormant in outdated systems for far too long, waiting for a hero. That hero, dear reader, is Ripple. Or at least that’s what they’d have you believe. Their mission? To place Ripple’s blockchain infrastructure right into the hands of the chief financial officers who’ve long been stuck using archaic methods. It’s the future, but only if you’re ready to ditch the old and embrace the new.
Today, Ripple is breaking into the $120T corporate treasury payments market with the $1B acquisition of GTreasury.
The past few years have reminded this industry why payments, first and foremost, is THE primary use case for crypto and blockchain. Payments are where Ripple first…
– Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) October 16, 2025
The deal, coming hot on the heels of Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime brokerage firm Hidden Road (because, apparently, Ripple’s wallet has no bottom), is positioning them as a heavyweight contender in the yield markets. Time will tell if the cash flows freely or if the pipe dream turns to a trickle.
Monica Long, president of Ripple, chimes in with her enthusiasm, describing the partnership as the key to unlocking “trillions in trapped capital.” Ripple, it seems, doesn’t just want to be a payment provider; they want to revolutionize global treasury infrastructure. Well, it’s good to have dreams, isn’t it?
Is Strategy’s Bitcoin Model Coming to an End?
Meanwhile, in the world of Strategy (formerly known as MicroStrategy), things are looking a little less rosy. With Bitcoin’s recent downturn, Strategy’s stock has plummeted by around 50% from its previous highs. Investors are clearly less enthusiastic, especially as Bitcoin dips below $105,000. Once the darling of institutional Bitcoin exposure, Strategy’s stock is now limping along, down 14% in just a week. Oh, how the mighty have fallen!
Once soaring from $63 to an all-time high of $543 in 2024, Strategy’s stock is now closer to $283.84. And pre-market data suggests we might be in for another round of “fire sale” prices. If they’re not careful, they might start offering “Bitcoin for pennies on the dollar” at this rate.
Despite this, Strategy still holds a staggering $67 billion in Bitcoin, though recent market declines have shaved over $10 billion off the total value in the last two weeks. So much for the “steady” crypto investment. It’s a roller coaster ride-and not the fun kind.
XRP Price Prediction: Make or Break
The price structure of XRP is looking a little wobbly at the moment. There’s hardly any support between the current price and the crucial $1.00 threshold. Whales-those mysterious creatures of the crypto deep-have been unloading large positions, putting the squeeze on market liquidity. At this rate, XRP could soon find itself on a downward slide.
If the daily candle closes near its low, we could see XRP test the $2 support zone soon, and if the bearish momentum continues, we might be looking at a drop all the way down to $1.77 by month’s end. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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2025-10-18 13:02