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When Ripple announced its new UK approvals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FAC) today, most of the community focused on the headline – another regulatory win. XRP’s price barely moved, and the news cycle moved on. But inside the wording of Ripple’s press release sits a much more important story for XRP holders. Sponsored A Big Win For XRP that Went Unnoticed On paper, Ripple just got permission to exist in the UK. But it’s more critical than that. Ripple actually secured the legal ability to operate a full digital-asset payment stack inside one of the world’s strictest financial systems.  Now, that changes how XRP can be used by institutions in ways that markets do not price in overnight. The future of regulated digital assets payments in the UK has arrived! 🇬🇧 Ripple has officially secured approval of both an EMI license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK’s FCA. Who better to explain what it means than our UK and Europe Managing Director @CraddockCJ.… pic.twitter.com/q2xyeJQXEF — Ripple (@Ripple) January 9, 2026 The key line was that UK institutions can now send cross-border payments “using digital assets” through Ripple’s licensed platform. Ripple then explicitly reminded readers that its infrastructure runs on XRPL, where XRP is the native asset for settlement. This matters because regulated financial firms do not care about crypto narratives. They care about compliance, counterparty risk, and operational simplicity.  Sponsored So, the EMI licence and crypto registration give Ripple the ability to handle the regulated fiat side of transactions in the UK. That removes one of the biggest barriers to crypto settlement adoption – the banking rails. When those rails work smoothly, XRP can quietly do what it was designed to do. XRP Price Chart Over the Last 3 Months. Source: CoinGecko Sponsored Why This Matters for XRP, Not…

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Filed under: News - @ January 9, 2026 11:12 pm