Ripple has reached a new milestone after securing fresh investments from some of the biggest names in traditional finance amid the ongoing Ripple Swell 2025.
According to a Wednesday announcement, the blockchain payments firm has been valued at $40 billion after closing a $500 million funding round led by Citadel Securities and Fortress Investment Group.
Other participants in the funding round included Brevan Howard, Pantera, and Galaxy Digital. The funding comes a few months after Ripple emerged as the 23rd most valuable private company globally .
The strategic investment shows a growing appetite among mainstream financial institutions to embrace blockchain technology as critical infrastructure for global finance.
In other words, Ripple’s $500 million funding indicates a rising interest in crypto, tokenized assets, blockchain-backed payment rails, and the rapidly expanding stablecoin sector.
“This investment reflects Ripple’s incredible momentum and validation of the market opportunity we’re aggressively pursuing,” CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a statement.
He noted that institutional demand for blockchain-enabled settlement and stablecoins has grown sharply over the past year.
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Ripple’s Stablecoin Expansion
One major factor behind the successful investment round is Ripple’s stablecoin push. RLUSD, the company’s U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, has quickly become one of the most talked-about assets in the market.
As reported recently on Nitadel, RLUSD has crossed the $1 billion market cap mark and climbed into the top 7 USD-backed stablecoins less than a year after launch.
Stablecoins are seeing renewed momentum globally as individuals and institutions use them for cross-border settlement, liquidity management, treasury operations, and direct on-chain payments.
With RLUSD gaining traction across Ethereum and the XRP Ledger, Ripple is positioning itself at the center of this stablecoin boom. To further strengthen its position in the market, the company recently launched over-the-counter (OTC) prime brokerage services for U.S. institutions.
