- Ripple’s acquisitioning of Palisade and the Ripple Prime expansion reinforce XRP’s growing institutional use case and real-world utility.
- Despite of short-term price pressure, the mid-term outlook remains bullish as Ripple positions XRP at the core of next-gen financial infrastructure.
The Ripple Labs acquisition of Palisade marks a clear stride in institutional growth. Announced on November 3, 2025, Ripple is integrating Palisade’s wallet-as-a-service technology into both its custody and payments business lines. Specifically, it could evolve into a cross-border, cross-asset, and cross-industry asset, marking a significant milestone in Ripple utility and market perception.
Adding more context, a report from Crypto News Flash (CNF) highlighted a new era for Ripple, where experts claimed that if Ripple were to acquire Circle, XRP’s price might enter a transformative phase. Once such a deal materializes, XRP could transcend its current role as a bridge asset to become a broader financial infrastructure.
Once the deal goes through, (Ripple) XRP would transcend a bridge asset to become an infrastructure. Specifically, the asset could become a cross-border, cross-asset, and cross-industry asset, entering a new era.
Ripple Prime, coupled with the recent launch of which a groundbreaking digital asset spot prime brokerage—these developments signal Ripple’s shift from niche cross-border payments to becoming a full-spectrum institutional powerhouse.
As shared in a recent post on X by Palisade, their wallet-as-a-service platform will power Ripple’s next-generation custody and payments infrastructure, bringing the technology to businesses worldwide. The team emphasized it’s the same technology, now being scaled for enterprise use.
@palisadeinc has been acquired by @Ripple 🎉
Our wallet-as-a-service platform will help power Ripple’s next-gen custody and payments infrastructure, bringing our technology to businesses worldwide. Same team, now at enterprise scale.
This is just the beginning 🚀 pic.twitter.com/G1en6AySYz
— Palisade (@palisadeinc) November 3, 2025
Market Implications for Ripple (XRP) Price
Ripple Prime and Palisade deal rollout are unequivocally bullish for XRP’s market outlook. Enhanced institutional custody and brokerage services directly boost XRP’s utility as a bridge asset for cross-border settlements and liquidity provision.
With Palisade’s multi-chain wallets supporting both XRP and RLUSD, institutions gain secure, scalable access—potentially increasing on-chain transaction volumes and overall demand.
However, bearish risks, despite small effect, include possible integration delays or broader market downturns. Still, Ripple’s $4 billion investment underscores its long-term commitment, outpacing most competitors. Also some analysts see potential for Ripple (XRP) to retest $1+ by year-end, driven by increasing stablecoin flows and institutional adoption.
As of now, Ripple (XRP) is trading at approximately $2.31 USD, down 5.58% over the past day and with about 14.76% over the past week, according to live data from CoinMarketCap. This decline reflects short-term market pressure, yet the broader institutional build-out signals a deeper structural shift in value creation.
Nevertheless, this report leans moderately bullish on XRP over the mid-term. Ripple’s infrastructure expansion forms a strong foundation for future institutional growth. See XRP price chart below.
