Ripple Positions XRP as Core Financial Infrastructure Amid Major Acquisitions

Ripple is strategically positioning XRP as a crucial element of financial infrastructure, leveraging significant acquisitions and licensing advancements to transition cryptocurrency from mere speculation to practical applications in corporate treasuries and cross-border payments. On January 9, 2026, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse highlighted this momentum on social media, underscoring the company s recent acquisitions and XRP s pivotal role in realizing what Ripple terms the Internet of Value.
Our two major acquisitions Ripple Prime and GTreasury greatly accelerate and expand our ability to deliver on our vision, enabling the Internet of Value. XRP has been and will continue to be the heartbeat of that vision,
Garlinghouse stated. He linked these transactions to Ripple s broader infrastructure goals, positioning them as key drivers for enhancing enterprise capabilities and regulated services built on crypto rather than speculative use cases.
In October 2025, Ripple made a significant move by acquiring GTreasury for approximately 1 billion, entering the 120 trillion corporate treasury market. This acquisition integrated Ripple s digital asset infrastructure, including the RLUSD stablecoin and XRP, into the workflows of over 1,000 major corporations. Another critical component of this ecosystem is Ripple Prime, the rebranded prime brokerage firm Hidden Road, which Ripple acquired for 1.25 billion earlier that year. These acquisitions enable corporate treasurers to utilize blockchain for instant money transfers and access overnight yields and liquidity through Ripple Prime, effectively linking traditional corporate finance with the digital asset economy.
At Ripple, we re going to continue taking the long view of what crypto-based assets like XRP and RLUSD can do, rather than chasing cycles and hype,
Garlinghouse explained. He expressed confidence in the company s trajectory as it enters a new year of execution, emphasizing,
Bring on 2026. We are firing on all cylinders. It s happening!
These comments reflect Ripple s strategy of prioritizing licensing, infrastructure, and real-world adoption as key growth drivers, while positioning XRP as a foundational element of the evolving global financial system.