4 Important Ripple (XRP) Announcements From Swell 2026 Day 0

The conference hasn't reached its main event and there are numerous major Ripple developments already. Ripple Swell 2026 officially runs from October 27-29 in New York, but the company used “Day 0” to unveil several significant developments across its institutional business. CEO Brad Garlinghouse summarized four of the biggest updates and highlighted an appearance by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Robinhood and BNY Expand Ripple Ties Perhaps the biggest commercial announcement came yesterday: Robinhood has entered into a broad strategic partnership with Ripple covering stablecoins, treasury operations, institutional settlement, financing, and market access. RLUSD is already available on Robinhood Chain and Bitstamp by Robinhood, and it’s expected to reach the main app later this year. Vlad Tenev’s company will also use the stablecoin on the XRP ledger for institutional settlement, integrate Ripple Treasury into its own financial operations, and expand its relationship with Ripple Prime. As CryptoPotato reported, Ripple Prime already provides Bitstamp by Robinhood with lending and margin financing across roughly 20 digital assets, and it expects to add perpetual futures suppor...