Headline: Ripple says “not now” to IPO — sitting on cash, acquisitions and a $4B infrastructure bet Ripple is pushing back against 2025’s IPO fever. In a Bloomberg interview, Ripple President Monica Long confirmed the company has no plans to list in 2026, saying: “Currently, we still plan to remain private.” The decision, Long explained, stems from strong private funding and strategic priorities rather than a lack of ambition. Why Ripple is pausing on a public debut - Strong balance sheet and investor support: Ripple is valued around $40 billion and counts major backers such as Citadel Securities and Fortress. A recent $500 million share sale and investor protections—including a buyback guarantee and special safeguards for sale or bankruptcy scenarios—have given Ripple many of the liquidity and credibility benefits of public markets while staying private. - Ability to self-fund growth: “Often, the strategy driving an IPO is to get access to the investors and the liquidity of the public markets. We’re in a really healthy position to continue to fund and invest in our company’s growth without going public,” Long said. - Aggressive infrastructure buildout: Ripple has committed roughly $4 billion to expand its ecosystem, folding recent acquisitions into an end-to-end digital-asset stack. Notable moves include acquiring Hidden Road (rebranded as Ripple Prime) for prime brokerage services and GTreasury for corporate money management, among other strategic buys. - Solid product traction: Ripple Payments processed roughly $95 billion in total volume by late 2025. Its dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, reached more than $1 billion in market capitalization within seven months of launch—signs that the company’s core products are gaining real traction. - Regulatory and enterprise reach: Ripple now holds over 70 global licenses, including fresh approvals from Singapore’s Monetary Authority, positioning the firm as a legally friendly option for enterprise clients. What this means Remaining private lets Ripple keep strategic flexibility as it integrates acquisitions and scales its payments network without the reporting demands and market pressures of a public listing. To attract private capital on favorable terms, Ripple structured the recent fundraising to offer downside protections for large investors, effectively mirroring some public-company liquidity features while preserving private control. As Long summarized of the fundraising, “So the overall structure for the fundraise is very, very positive, very favorable.” Bottom line Ripple’s choice to delay or forego an IPO is less a retreat than a calculated move: with deep private funding, a fast-growing product suite, and a multibillion-dollar infrastructure investment, the company can continue to expand on its own timetable—IPO optional, not essential. Disclaimer: AMBCrypto’s content is informational and not investment advice. Trading, buying, or selling cryptocurrencies carries high risk; do your own research before making any decisions. © 2026 AMBCrypto Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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