Here Are Ripple’s 5 Big Moves Since 2023 and What They Mean for XRP

Ripple has had a big year ever since 2024’s US presidential elections, when Donald Trump won his second victory to return to office in early 2025. Given his election campaign and the countless pro-crypto promises he made, including firing then-SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who led the war against the industry and Ripple in particular, it was evident that the winds would shift substantially, especially for US-based companies.

The Brad Garlinghouse-led entity has been at the forefront of beneficieries, mostly since the tides at the SEC changed and the four-year-long battle between the two sides finally concluded in a positive way for Ripple. But even before the end of the lawsuit, the company had started to make some bold acquisition moves, and Garlinghouse acknowledged them on Friday in a post on X.