Ripple Grows Beyond Crypto—But Can XRP Keep Up?
Ripple’s recent wave of high-profile acquisitions signals growing strength and ambition in bridging traditional finance with crypto.
Yet concerns persist that Ripple’s reliance on XRP-linked financing exposes weaknesses in the company’s long-term financial sustainability and its ecosystem’s real utility.
Ripple’s recent acquisitions, including Hidden Road and GTreasury, underline its accelerated push into traditional finance and its effort to expand financial infrastructure into corporate markets.
However, Ripple’s growing footprint in traditional finance has reignited long-standing concerns about XRP’s utility and relevance. These newly acquired services…




