Ripple Labs has won a major lawsuit that will change the world of cryptocurrencies. On August 8, 2025, the U.S. District Court and Judge Annalisa Torres rejected the SEC’s key arguments. The judge again ruled that XRP is not a security and reduced the SEC’s penalty reduction request to only 125 million. Ripple can accept $50 million. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and CLO Stuart Alderroti were pleased with Ripple’s move to gain crypto transparency. This decision leaves XRP out of the picture for larger trades and even ETFs.
Rapid increase in liquidity and currency momentum
XRP pairings are scaled by liquidity providers. Other exchanges and Gemini are gearing up for huge trading volumes. Confidence in the XRP market is soaring, breaking through resistance on the back of institutional investor confidence. Ripple’s on-chain DEX activity is also growing, but this is more due to market strength than a surge. Ripple has raised $500 million in funding led by Citadel and Fortress, valuing it at $40 billion. This resource drives innovation for new enterprise tools and products. Major global banking companies such as SBI Holdings are currently expanding their use of RippleNet. In the recent AWS case, XRP has proven to be efficient in reducing liquidity costs in payments in emerging markets.
Ripple raises $500 million in funding
We combine technology, exchange-traded funds, and decentralized finance to create utility. Ripple continues to advance XRP’s status as a bridge currency for cross-border transactions by settling transactions within 35 seconds. Grayscale has already made another modification to its XRP ETF, and DTCC has registered five potential XRP ETFs. Ripple also purchased a digital wallet to expand its institutional reach. XRP is becoming increasingly popular in DeFi initiatives, such as Tangem Visa’s KYC-enabled crypto payments.
With the legal victory, Ripple paves the way for the entry of regulated fiat currencies and wider institutional acceptance. Analysts believe prices will continue their rapid trend as confidence returns to the market.
As Ripple becomes increasingly larger in the global financial network, it is traditional financial services such as SWIFT that the crypto community hopes will replace XRP.
