Ripple Ecosystem Sees Growth in Asset Management and Tokenization Amid XRP Price Consolidation
Recent days have brought significant developments within the Ripple ecosystem, focusing on asset management, custody, and tokenization. Concurrently, XRP has struggled to sustain its August rally, which briefly pushed it to approximately $1.70, leaving traders closely watching key resistance and support levels.
Bitwise XRP ETF Surpasses $500 Million Milestone
Bitwise’s spot XRP Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has exceeded $500 million in assets under management, a remarkable achievement just nine months after its launch. According to CryptoPotato, the fund held roughly $507 million by the close of trading on Monday. This comes as U.S. spot XRP ETFs collectively attracted a record $1.66 billion in net inflows by the end of last week. Bitwise’s product leads this category with over $600 million in cumulative inflows, outpacing competitors such as Canary Capital’s XRPC and Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ. This milestone underscores a persistent demand for regulated XRP exposure, even as the token experiences a pullback from its August peak.
Ripple and SettleMint Forge Partnership for Tokenized Asset Management
Ripple Labs and SettleMint have announced a new partnership aimed at integrating Ripple Custody with SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform. This collaboration is designed to provide regulated financial institutions with a unified system for the custody, issuance, and management of tokenized assets. The service is already operational in Asia, with plans for further expansion. Its target audience includes banks, market infrastructure operators, and sovereign entities. Ripple’s institutional solutions support assets such as RLUSD and XRP. The partnership also positions Ripple to capitalize on the growing tokenization market, which Boston Consulting Group estimates could reach $88 trillion over the next decade.
Evernorth Nears Nasdaq Listing After SEC Approval
Evernorth, a prominent treasury company focused on XRP, has cleared another significant regulatory hurdle. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has declared its registration statement effective. Shareholders of Armada Acquisition Corp. II, Evernorth’s merger partner, are scheduled to vote on the transaction on September 30th. Upon approval, the combined entity is expected to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol XRPN. To date, Evernorth has secured over $1 billion in gross proceeds from investors, including notable names like Ripple, SBI Holdings, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital. The company’s strategy centers on holding and actively managing XRP as a corporate treasury asset.
XRP Price Action and Analyst Outlook
In terms of price action, XRP is currently trading around $1.35, with a market capitalization approaching $85 billion. The token has seen a decline of approximately 2% over the past few days and is down 6% on the weekly chart. Analysts remain divided on its future trajectory. Some foresee a potential retest of the $1.70 level if the current breakout holds. Others, however, point to immediate resistance in the $1.40 to $1.43 range, followed by $1.50. They caution that failure to surpass these levels could indicate weakness and a potential drop below $1.30.
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