XRP News: Ripple Shakes the Crypto World with $1.25 Billion Deal – Is XRP Price Headed for $13?

Ripple has transformed a significant point in the Ripple ecosystem with the acquisition of Hidden Road at a whopping price of $1.25 billion. Such acquisition could foster the utility of XRP and its fundamental technology, XRP Ledger. Positioned thus, Ripple becomes the first crypto company to own and run a global, multi-asset prime broker that merges traditional finance with blockchain. In addition, Ripple plans to integrate Hidden Road’s services to improve the efficiency of cross-asset settlements, which may substantially drive the XRP price as it sees more institutional adoption. This acquisition certifies that Ripple’s intention is to enhance the infrastructure for institutional investors, ensuring its broader acceptance within the global financial architecture.

Ripple Acquires Hidden Road: A Leap Forward in Institutional Finance

Ripple has acquired Hidden Road, a prime brokerage firm operating across numerous asset classes, for $1.25 billion. The acquisition is one of the largest deals ever made in the digital assets space and positions Ripple as the first crypto company to own and operate a global multi-asset prime broker. Founded in 2018, Hidden Road does more than three trillion dollars in turnover annually across multiple markets and serves over 300 institutional clients, including hedge funds and market-makers.

The integration of Hidden Road within Ripple ecosystem will further optimize the transactions on XRP Ledger by facilitating cross-asset settlements more efficiently and may be determinant for XRP price with the rising institutional adoption. Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin shall also constitute collateral in Hidden Road’s prime brokerage services and provide additional banking muscle for Ripple in the stablecoin market. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse laid out the strategy behind the acquisition of the company ahead of the rising demand for institutional-grade infrastructure for crypto. 

XRP Price Analysis of the Last 24 Hours

The five-minute chart suggests a bullish breakout from the consolidation range defined by $1.71 support and about $2.10 as its resistance level. The XRP/USDT broke $2.10 following a pendulous sideways movement, peaked just above $2.10, and then fell back down into strong selling pressure. The breakout parallels the optimistic vibe surrounding Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, which is expected to enhance XRPL’s play in institutional finance. In terms of the technical, RSI dropped into an oversold region several times, leading to its breakout point, which consisted of an accumulation of divergent references earlier on the RSI gradient.

Chart 1, analysed by Anushri Varshney, published on TradingView, April 10, 2025

The latest jump in the reading is thought to indicate a possible overbought position shortly as XRP shoots skyward. MACD activity, once more, seemed to align, showing golden crosses. With the most recent crossover of MACD crossing under the zero line, a bearish divergence is confirmed at 53 RSI cooling, suggesting short-term consolidation. Despite the Retracement amid that, XRP is stabilizing above the psychological level at $2.00, which, when held up, could lead to a retest of the resistance area at $2.10 to $2.12. However, if the support fails, it may fall towards $1.88. 

Ripple’s Strategic Acquisition and Price Outlook

The acquisition of Hidden Road with $1.25 billion signals a change in course for the XRP ecosystem, which goes beyond the transformation in institutional finance to the price dynamics of XRP. With the addition of prime brokerage services from Hidden Road into Ripple’s fold, the company will leverage XRPL to efficiently deal in cross-asset settlements and tokenization of real-world assets that constitute part of global financial operations around XRP.

It is expected that a rally will take place moving up to the level between $8–13 if bearish resistance levels are broken, with analysts still predicting bullish outcomes in the midst of the short-term downturn of XRP prices, a factor of macroeconomics. With renewable facilities and an ETF approval in the second quarter of 2025, the Ripple ecosystem will see decades ahead mass adoption of XRP with double-digit growth at price.