Ripple Raises $500M at $40B With Fortress, Citadel
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Ripple secured a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation led by Fortress and Citadel, confirming institutional trust in its 2025 growth plan. RLUSD reached a $1 billion market cap in under a year and now powers Ripple Payments and Ripple Prime, strengthening liquidity for institutions. XRP traded around $2.30 and stayed above the $1.94 accumulation zone, keeping bullish analyst targets alive for the next breakout. Ripple announced on Nov. 5, 2025 that it secured a $500 million strategic investment that values the company at $40 billion, locking in the same level reached in its recent $1 billion share repurchase. The round was led by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities with participation from Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace. This shows large financial institutions want exposure to Ripple’s payments, stablecoin and prime products rather than waiting for public market access. This gives Ripple fresh capital and strong partners for its expansion. Institutional Capital Is Backing Ripple’s New Product Stack CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the investment validates Ripple’s momentum and the size of the market it is targeting. He said the company started in 2012 with payments and now operates custody, stablecoins, prime brokerage and treasury management for institutions. The shift explains why investors who entered the tender wanted to stay on the cap table. This tells the market that Ripple is now seen as an institution facing crypto operator, not just a remittance startup. This supports a higher quality investor base for future raises. In the last two years Ripple completed six acquisitions, including two deals above $1 billion, to plug gaps across payments, custody and stablecoin tooling. One of those was the purchase of Rail, which added stablecoin infrastructure to Ripple Payments so the company can deliver end…
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