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🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
We’re kicking off 10 years of @RippleSwell with a bang!
1/ Goes without saying, but it was an honor to open up our conference with @SecScottBessent. His leadership, alongside the current administration, has been instrumental in ensuring that responsible crypto can thrive in the US. I’m extremely grateful he spent time with us today.
2/ BIG partner news 🚨 we're bringing Ripple’s infrastructure to @RobinhoodApp (supporting both customer-facing services and core financial operations), from $RLUSD settlement on the @XRP Ledger to prime brokerage and treasury operations & expanding our relationship with @BNYglobal across custody and tokenized trade finance with RLUSD, XRP and the XRP Ledger.
3/ We are bringing digital assets to corporates 👀 → Ripple Treasury introduced 24/7 Returns designed to help corporates put idle cash to work outside banking hours utilizing stablecoins (this is one step further to realizing the vision of our Treasury management business).
4/ Last but certainly not least, @USOCC granted final approval for Ripple National Trust Bank!
And it’s only day 0 (technically the Swell main event starts tomorrow!). More to come this week…
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
Big news heading into @RippleSwell: the @USOCC has granted final approval for Ripple National Trust Bank.
This gives Ripple a federally supervised platform to support $RLUSD and provide digital asset custody to enterprises.
We’ve always said crypto and banks work better together — this is what that looks like. Real innovation, real accountability, federal oversight.
The revolution isn't happening outside the system. It's happening from within it.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
Big news as Aviva Investors announces the launch of a tokenized share class of the Aviva Investors Sterling (GBP) Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger.
The Sterling (GBP) Liquidity Fund is Aviva Investors’ largest fund at around £22 billion in assets under management, and this move marks an expansion of Aviva Investors’ tokenised fund offering, following the launch of its tokenized USD Liquidity Fund in July.
Investors receive the same protections as those in the conventional fund, which was initially launched in 2002.
Markets are moving to 24/7 access and real-time settlement. This is what that looks like in practice.
For professional investors only. Capital at risk.
ripple.com/ripple-press/aviv…
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
The UK is leading the way on tokenised finance. 👀
@avivainvestors has tokenised its £22 billion Sterling Liquidity Fund on the XRPL, its second tokenised fund in a few months. And Aviva has invested £50m of its own money in it.
A British asset manager, a Sterling fund and genuine institutional conviction. Proud that @Ripple is supporting it from London 🇬🇧
Big news as Aviva Investors announces the launch of a tokenized share class of the Aviva Investors Sterling (GBP) Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger.
The Sterling (GBP) Liquidity Fund is Aviva Investors’ largest fund at around £22 billion in assets under management, and this move marks an expansion of Aviva Investors’ tokenised fund offering, following the launch of its tokenized USD Liquidity Fund in July.
Investors receive the same protections as those in the conventional fund, which was initially launched in 2002.
Markets are moving to 24/7 access and real-time settlement. This is what that looks like in practice.
For professional investors only. Capital at risk.
ripple.com/ripple-press/aviv…
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
1/ Today Ripple filed its comment letter on the SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets. We support the proposal, and the SEC has clear authority to adopt it.
2/ Years of “case by case, coin by coin” enforcement has pushed innovation offshore. We need holistic rules for digital assets.
3/ The proposal stays faithful to Howey. The investment contract is the security, not the token. What matters is what an issuer actually promised and when those promises end, not a subjective “decentralization” test.
4/ We know the cost of ambiguity firsthand. Ripple spent more than $150 million to get clarity. No company should have to do that to learn what the law requires.
5/ Clear rules grounded in existing law will bring capital, investor protection and innovation to the U.S.
Read our full letter: ripple.com/reports/ripple-co…
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
🚨NEW: A few notable developments in crypto today:
📌 @Ondo partnered with @BlackRock to launch three onchain investment portfolios using strategies developed by the asset manager. For now, they’re available only to eligible investors outside the U.S.
📌 @ARKInvest is tokenizing its venture fund on Ethereum with @Securitize.
📌 The @FederalReserve proposed two new stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act. One sets out reserve, capital, custody and risk management requirements for issuers it supervises. The other lays out how banks it oversees can apply to issue stablecoins.
📌 @CFTC staff clarified that registered derivatives firms can hold certain customer investments as tokens and use blockchain records to meet federal recordkeeping rules.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
The CFTC isn't waiting and neither is the future of finance. Blockchain doesn't need permission to keep building.
Yesterday's Senate vote changes nothing: the 2023 federal court ruling stands. XRP is not a security.
I stand ready to build.
This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. This content may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties; actual results may differ materially. Digital assets involve risk, including potential loss of principal. Learn more about Evernorth:
evernorth.xyz/press-release-…
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
My thanks go to everyone who put so much effort into the CLARITY Act— across the Administration, Congress, investors, and innovators. Our collective conviction that America must continue to lead is indispensable.
I have been unequivocal: with or without legislation, we will act decisively within the SEC’s statutory authority to deliver certainty for American investors and for the entrepreneurs shaping our technological future.
Stay tuned.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
👀 STAY TUNED!
My thanks go to everyone who put so much effort into the CLARITY Act— across the Administration, Congress, investors, and innovators. Our collective conviction that America must continue to lead is indispensable.
I have been unequivocal: with or without legislation, we will act decisively within the SEC’s statutory authority to deliver certainty for American investors and for the entrepreneurs shaping our technological future.
Stay tuned.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
Today, the Clarity Act failed to advance in the Senate, a tremendous missed opportunity for American consumers, the digital asset industry, and U.S. competitiveness.
What it doesn't change: Ripple and $XRP stand on settled ground.
The Clarity Act may have fallen short, but the need for clear rules has not gone away. And neither has Ripple's commitment to helping build them. on.ripple.com/4AeG5CF
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
1/ This one stings. Our team gave everything we had to get the Clarity Act across the finish line. So did most of the industry. This was an opportunity bigger than Ripple or one company - we did this for the industry, for consumers and to cement the US’s position as the crypto capital of the world and as a leader in the future of finance. Ultimately, consumers and U.S. competitiveness got left behind.
2/ A post mortem needs to be done on why this failed (more from me on that in the days ahead). The politics of the democrats (the anti-crypto army) was elevated over good policy.
3/ There is still reason for optimism for crypto in the United States. Now, the SEC, under Chair Atkins, and the CFTC, under Chair Selig, will continue to work hard to issue rules to fill the legislative gap and we will continue to be actively engaged in that rule making process.
4/ Ripple's business has never been stronger — real demand across traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem. A missed vote in Washington doesn't change our momentum, our global footprint, or our customers.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
Don’t forget - Ripple and XRP stand on settled ground. The 2023 federal Court ruling established XRP is not a security.
And in March the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretation naming XRP a digital commodity. SEC Chairman Atkins and a CFTC Chairman Selig understand these markets. We expect future rulemaking from both agencies to continue to set out clear rules of the road.
1/ This one stings. Our team gave everything we had to get the Clarity Act across the finish line. So did most of the industry. This was an opportunity bigger than Ripple or one company - we did this for the industry, for consumers and to cement the US’s position as the crypto capital of the world and as a leader in the future of finance. Ultimately, consumers and U.S. competitiveness got left behind.
2/ A post mortem needs to be done on why this failed (more from me on that in the days ahead). The politics of the democrats (the anti-crypto army) was elevated over good policy.
3/ There is still reason for optimism for crypto in the United States. Now, the SEC, under Chair Atkins, and the CFTC, under Chair Selig, will continue to work hard to issue rules to fill the legislative gap and we will continue to be actively engaged in that rule making process.
4/ Ripple's business has never been stronger — real demand across traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem. A missed vote in Washington doesn't change our momentum, our global footprint, or our customers.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
🔥BREAKING: Wall Street successfully tests 5-second Treasury settlements on the XRP Ledger.
A new cross-border tokenized redemption pilot was just completed by a powerhouse lineup:
🔹 JPMorgan
🔹 Mastercard
🔹 @OndoFinance
🔹 @Ripple
By cutting settlement times down from 3–5 business days to a mere 5 seconds, this test highlights the massive efficiency gains tokenization brings to traditional banking rails.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
The demand for modern, always-on settlement infrastructure continues to grow.
@Mastercard’s support for $RLUSD and the XRP Ledger reflects growing demand for trusted digital assets and blockchain infrastructure that can power faster, more flexible settlement.
Today, Mastercard is announcing plans to expand settlement capabilities to include stablecoin, intraday, holiday, and weekend options, giving partners more choice in how and when transactions are settled. That means we’re:
✅ Enabling greater choice to settle in fiat or regulated stablecoins
✅ Improving liquidity management for time sensitive, cross border flows
We’re supporting settlement with @Circle’s USDC, @Paxos-issued stablecoins including USDG,USDP and @PayPal’s PYUSD, @Ripple’s RLUSD and @SoFi’s SoFiUSD across a range of supported blockchain networks including Arbitrum, @Coinbase’s Base, @CantonNetwork’s Canton, Ethereum, @0xPolygon, @Solana, @Tempo and XRPL. ARQ Finance, CBW Bank, @crossriverbank, @Lead_Bank and @Nuvei will be among the first to support.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
State of XRP Q1 2026
Key Update: XRP’s utility continues to grow as XRPL’s feature set expands, particularly for institutional DeFi use cases such as RWAs, stablecoins, and decentralized liquidity. @XRPLF @Ripple
QoQ Metrics📊
• U.S. Spot ETF XRP holdings ⬆️ 2% to $775.4 million XRP (~1.3% of circulating supply)
• RLUSD market cap on XRPL ⬆️ 45% to $340M
• RWA market cap on XRPL ⬆️ 124% to $2.25B (now #4 among all networks)
• Average daily transactions ⬆️ 35% to 2.48M
Ongoing implementation of identity, compliance, and privacy features is also driving value to XRP, as increased institutional adoption on the XRPL means more operations using XRP (reserve requirements, transaction fees, asset bridging, etc.).
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
For too long, the SEC was at odds with new technology and innovation, pushing entrepreneurs offshore.
That era is over.
Under President Trump’s leadership, and alongside colleagues across the Admin and Congress, we are delivering much needed clarity to digital asset markets.
🇮🇹 Giampaolo 🇬🇧 retweeted
This means the Clarity Act will now be competing for floor time in June with reconciliation, FISA, as well as the housing bill that passed the House this week.
The reality of whether the Senate can get two major pieces of legislation done amid time constraints and competing priorities is beginning to set in, and the question of whether one will inevitably slip into July is now being asked.
There are four working weeks in June and just three in July before the August recess.
🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: THE SENATE will go home until June, leaving the reconciliation bill unfinished.
THUNE just told senators in the room.
All because of the DOJ weaponization fund.
House is expected to follow suit soon.
me and @AndrewDesiderio