According to @s_alderoty, Ripple has secured approval for both an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). According to Ripple’s official X update, the company described this as the arrival of regulated digital asset payments in the UK and confirmed it has officially secured both approvals. According to the UK Financial Conduct Authority, EMI authorization permits firms to issue e-money and provide payment services in the UK, and Cryptoasset Registration under the UK Money Laundering Regulations requires registered firms to meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing standards for specified cryptoasset activities. According to @s_alderoty, Ripple plans to scale Ripple Payments for UK financial institutions following these approvals.

According to the source, Amazon Web Services and Ripple are exploring the use of Amazon Bedrock AI on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). source: X post dated Jan 8, 2026. The source claims XRPL system logs could be analyzed in minutes instead of days, signaling a major reduction in operational analytics time for XRPL infrastructure. source: X post dated Jan 8, 2026. The post provides no implementation details, rollout timeline, or official confirmations from AWS or Ripple beyond this claim. source: X post dated Jan 8, 2026.

According to @Ripple, SVP Stablecoins Jack McDonald outlines two core yield paths for stablecoins: direct yield from interest-bearing assets and secondary utility by using stablecoins as collateral for DeFi and AMM liquidity, source: Ripple on X, Jan 7, 2026. The company adds that stablecoins are shifting from digital dollars to on-chain yield engines, enabling greater efficiency and utility for capital deployment, source: Ripple on X, Jan 7, 2026. These two approaches offer practical on-chain yield strategies for capital that might otherwise sit idle, source: Ripple on X, Jan 7, 2026.

According to Rita Liu, RD Technologies secured US$40 million in Series A2 financing to accelerate compliant stablecoin infrastructure and upgraded into a stablecoin-based fintech group anchored by RD InnoTech and OristaPay, source: Rita Liu on X and RD Technologies on X. RD Technologies says it has joined the Circle Payment Network and was appointed the preferred compliant node for Circle and Ripple in Hong Kong, while adding multiple new liquidity providers to deliver competitive trading costs and institutional-grade depth, source: RD Technologies on X. The company reports a brand refresh of OristaPay to build Hong Kong’s compliant cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure, offering a one-stop portal for instant account opening and a developer-friendly API for rapid enterprise deployment tailored to institutional clients and goods or service exporters and importers, source: RD Technologies on X. RD Technologies highlights bank-grade risk controls integrating KYC, KYT, and KYA, plus HSM and offline cold storage, and notes recognition on the CB Insights 2025 Fintech 100 alongside 2026 plans to drive mass adoption of regulated stablecoins across teams in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, and Europe, source: RD Technologies on X and Rita Liu on X.

According to @WatcherGuru, XRP rose 11%, pushing its market capitalization back to $140 billion. According to @WatcherGuru, the update cited the percentage gain and market cap level without disclosing timeframe, price level, or volume details.

According to Ripple, institutions are adopting stablecoins for three core reasons—speed, reach, and flexibility—outlined in a company video featuring Stablecoin Product Lead Lauren Berta (source: Ripple on X, Dec 19, 2025). Ripple states that stablecoins like RLUSD enable real-time settlement, improving how value moves across networks for institutional use cases (source: Ripple on X, Dec 19, 2025). Ripple adds that programmability puts treasury controls directly in the hands of corporate treasurers, increasing operational flexibility for institutional flows (source: Ripple on X, Dec 19, 2025). For trading relevance, Ripple positions RLUSD within these functions, indicating rising reliance on stablecoin rails for institutional settlement and liquidity movement (source: Ripple on X, Dec 19, 2025).

According to the source, a social media post claims that publicly listed VivoPower sized a Ripple share deal at $900 million in XRP value, but this has not been corroborated by any primary disclosures. Source: user-provided social media post. Without verifiable confirmation from VivoPower investor relations, SEC/ASX filings, or Ripple corporate communications, no trading analysis or market impact can be responsibly provided; traders should wait for an official press release or filing before acting on XRP or VVPR thesis. Source: user-provided social media post.

According to @kwok_phil, he stated he has repeatedly mentioned Ripple, RLUSD, and XRP on X on Dec 10, 2025, highlighting these tickers in his recent posts, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 10, 2025. The post provides no price, volume, roadmap, or partnership details, indicating this update is purely a social mentions signal rather than a fundamental disclosure, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 10, 2025. For trading workflows, this can be logged as a mentions event and cross-checked against timing of spot volume, perpetual funding, and order book depth changes for XRP and RLUSD without assuming causality, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 10, 2025.

According to @kwok_phil, Dom Kwok of EasyA was shown working out at the Ripple gym during a visit, indicating an on-site presence at Ripple facilities, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025. The post did not disclose any partnership, product, funding, or XRP roadmap updates, making it a non-catalyst event for traders at this time, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025. No additional operational or regulatory details related to XRP were provided in the post, source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025.

According to @kwok_phil, an anonymous poll has been launched asking where users store their XRP, and the author stated they are working on something for holders (Source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025). No product details, timeline, or poll options were disclosed in the post, indicating only early-stage information gathered on XRP custody preferences (Source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025). Traders and XRP holders can monitor the author’s feed for follow-up details that clarify the holder-focused initiative and potential custody-related features (Source: @kwok_phil on X, Dec 4, 2025).

According to @CoinMarketCap, RedotPay launched Nigerian naira cashouts using Ripple rails, flagging XRP-linked payment flows and NGN liquidity to monitor for remittances and merchant settlements; source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 3, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, South Korea set a Dec 10 stablecoin deadline, placing a near-term compliance clock on KRW on-ramps and stablecoin listings that traders can track for liquidity shifts; source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 3, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, Bhutan staked about $970,000 in ETH, adding incremental on-chain staking demand to watch around ETH yield dynamics; source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 3, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, Turkmenistan legalized crypto under state control, expanding regulated coverage in Central Asia and potential fiat–stablecoin corridors to watch; source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 3, 2025. According to @CoinMarketCap, Bolivia is integrating stablecoins into banks, pointing to growing LATAM stablecoin settlement usage across major rails such as USDT; source: @CoinMarketCap, Dec 3, 2025.

According to CoinMarketCap, RedotPay is partnering with Ripple to let users convert crypto to Nigerian naira and receive funds in local bank accounts within minutes, with supported assets listed as BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP, indicating an NGN off-ramp service in Nigeria, source: CoinMarketCap. The announcement explicitly highlights minute-level settlement to Nigerian bank accounts, source: CoinMarketCap. The post does not disclose fees, transaction limits, launch timeline or compliance details, source: CoinMarketCap. Because the supported tickers include BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP, the update is directly relevant to traders tracking fiat access and liquidity for these assets in the Nigeria market, source: CoinMarketCap.

According to @Ripple, scammers count on people staying quiet, and the company is promoting Scamberry Pie to make scam education easier to discuss during the holidays while directing users to safety guidance for spotting red flags via the shared link, source: @Ripple. The post urges the community to raise awareness and help others identify red flags before it’s too late, source: @Ripple. The message contains no XRP price, airdrop, or promotional claims and centers solely on security education, making it a timely operational-risk reminder for crypto traders, source: @Ripple.

According to Ripple, capturing the projected $16 trillion tokenized economy requires institutional resilience beyond storage and a security environment that matches bank rigor (Ripple). According to Ripple, its architecture combines hardware security modules with FIPS-certified hardware to deliver scalable asset protection without sacrificing operational speed (Ripple). According to Ripple, legitimate integration with the global financial system demands verification, and the company adheres to SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 to ensure infrastructure is powerful and compliant (Ripple).

According to @CoinMarketCap, Ripple's Singapore subsidiary received approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to expand and enhance its regulated payment activities under its Major Payment Institution license on Dec 1, 2025, source: @CoinMarketCap on X. MAS states that Major Payment Institution licensees can provide specified payment services such as cross-border money transfer, domestic money transfer, merchant acquisition, e-money issuance, digital payment token services, and money-changing subject to license scope and conditions, source: Monetary Authority of Singapore. Ripple previously announced that MAS granted Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd a full Major Payment Institution license for digital payment token services in October 2023, source: Ripple press release (Oct 4, 2023). Ripple notes that its On-Demand Liquidity product uses XRP to facilitate cross-border payments in corridors where offered, source: Ripple product documentation. Singapore serves as Ripple’s Asia-Pacific headquarters, underscoring the regional significance of MAS licensing actions for crypto-enabled payments infrastructure, source: Ripple company statements.

According to @Ripple, the Monetary Authority of Singapore approved an expanded scope of payment activities under Ripple's Major Payment Institution license, enabling end-to-end, fully licensed payment services for customers in the region; source: Ripple. Under the Payment Services Act, Major Payment Institutions are licensed to provide regulated services including cross-border and domestic money transfer, merchant acquisition, e-money issuance, and digital payment token services, defining the compliance framework relevant to Ripple's operations; source: Monetary Authority of Singapore.

According to @glassnode, the $2.00 level is a major psychological zone for XRP, with each retest since early 2025 triggering $0.5B–$1.2B in weekly realized losses for investors, signaling concentrated sell pressure near this resistance. Source: Glassnode. This loss clustering indicates that spending behavior is heavily influenced at $2, marking it as a critical resistance and liquidity zone for trade execution and risk management. Source: Glassnode.

According to @kwok_phil, the post is a light-hearted prompt about what aroma Ripple would be and contains no mention of XRP, pricing, product launches, partnerships, regulatory updates, or on-chain metrics, indicating no material disclosure for traders. Source: @kwok_phil on X. As the content provides no market data or fundamentals, it offers no direct trading signal or price catalyst for XRP or broader crypto markets. Source: @kwok_phil on X. Traders should rely on official Ripple communications or measurable XRP network and liquidity metrics for any position changes, as this post is purely conversational. Source: @kwok_phil on X.

According to @EleanorTerrett, a live conversation about @BitwiseInvest's XRP spot ETF launch featuring @Matt_Hougan and @JoelKatz is starting soon. Source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Nov 20, 2025. The post includes a direct link to an official @BitwiseInvest update, signaling issuer-led communications tied to the XRP spot ETF launch. Source: @EleanorTerrett on X, Nov 20, 2025.

According to Ripple, there has been a surge in fake Live YouTube streams during and after its Swell event, indicating active scam campaigns targeting the XRP community (source: Ripple on X, Nov 14, 2025). Ripple stated it will never ask users to send XRP, so any live stream or account requesting XRP transfers is fraudulent and should be ignored by traders and holders (source: Ripple on X, Nov 14, 2025). Ripple urged users to stay vigilant, a direct reminder for XRP market participants to avoid sending funds in response to giveaway-style prompts (source: Ripple on X, Nov 14, 2025).