Important Ripple News and XRP Price Update: October 30

It was a big week for Ripple but the token behind it failed to make a proper move north. Ripple closed out a highly busy Swell 2026 conference with major announcements and developments involving some industry and TradFi giants such as Coinbase, Robinhood, and BNY, as well as major regulatory news. Meanwhile, XRP Ledger developers proposed tighter control for permissioned assets. However, Ripple’s cross-border token has slumped to new local lows. Ripple News Perhaps the most notable takeaway for the XRP Army from Swell came directly from CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who pushed back against concerns that the company’s rapidly expanding RLUSD business has sidelined XRP. He described the latter as the firm’s “North Star,” saying Ripple only wants to pursue activities that benefit the cross-border token. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that RLUSD or fiat currencies can be more appropriate for certain financial transactions. The stablecoin itself received several significant boosts that prompted the aforementioned claims within the Ripple community. Coinbase expanded access across several of its platforms, including Coinbase Prime, Coinbase Exchange, and its retail app, with support spanning XRP...