Ripple Highlights Legal Victory and Institutional Surge in Q1 Report

XRP remains in the spotlight as optimism builds around its recent price performance and Ripple’s strong first-quarter results.

Riding the momentum of Bitcoin and benefiting from market confidence following Donald Trump’s election win, XRP has managed to stay above the $2 mark while Ripple’s Q1 2025 Markets Report reveals a string of major milestones.

Ripple’s latest report credits its standout quarter to three key events: the strategic acquisition of prime brokerage firm Hidden Road, the favorable resolution of its legal standoff with the SEC, and a noticeable uptick in institutional demand for XRP-based products.

The long-running lawsuit with the SEC, which once cast a long shadow over Ripple, is now nearing a formal conclusion. The regulator has agreed to reduce Ripple’s penalty from $125 million to $50 million and no longer objects to lifting the injunction.

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Ripple also highlighted the growing influx of institutional capital into XRP investment vehicles. According to data from CoinShares, XRP-related products attracted $10.5 million in weekly inflows, totaling $256 million since the start of the year. That surge in interest has prompted several major financial institutions to push for XRP-focused ETFs.

Among the notable filings were proposals from Franklin Templeton and Volatility Shares, with Brazil already greenlighting an XRP ETF. Additionally, Teucrium has put forth its own application, and CME has introduced XRP futures contracts in the U.S.—further expanding XRP’s footprint in traditional finance.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse summed it up on X, describing Q1 2025 as a breakthrough period for the company, marked by strategic growth, legal clarity, and rising institutional traction.

Alexander Stefanov