Ripple Labs Expands Blockchain Integration with Traditional Finance

According to PANews, Ripple Labs, under the leadership of CEO Brad Garlinghouse, is accelerating the integration of blockchain technology with traditional finance. In 2025, Ripple invested nearly $4 billion to acquire key financial service companies such as Hidden Road and GTreasury. The company has also launched an over-the-counter spot market trading service for U.S. institutions, with its market valuation reaching $40 billion. At the Ripple Swell 2025 conference, Garlinghouse emphasized the company's commitment to providing diverse traditional financial services through blockchain infrastructure to meet the growing institutional demand for digital assets. Ripple also plans to collaborate with major institutions to promote XRP Ledger technology, further enhancing the application value of the XRP ecosystem. Despite XRP's price remaining stable in 2025, Garlinghouse believes that as U.S. digital asset regulations gradually ease and institutional demand increases, Ripple's blockchain solutions will inject new momentum into traditional finance. However, he also noted that due to stalled legislative progress in the U.S., banks still require a clear legal framework to fully adopt crypto technology.