Ripple (XRP-USD) CEO Brad Garlinghouse is confident that XRP will be included in the U.S. strategic digital asset reserve. Speaking in a Bloomberg Markets interview, he said, “We expect XRP to play a key role in the White House’s digital asset stockpile.” His statement follows an executive order from President Donald Trump formalizing plans for a national crypto reserve.
Garlinghouse also hinted at an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) launching by the end of 2025. This bullish outlook comes after the resolution of Ripple’s legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which officially ended when the agency dropped its case on Wednesday.
Whales Accumulate XRP Despite Recent Price Drop
Despite XRP dropping 20% to $2.45 over two months, large investors aren’t backing down. According to Santiment, crypto wallets holding at least one million XRP have increased their holdings by 6.5%, now controlling 46.4 billion XRPworth approximately $114 billion.
Network activity is also surging. Santiment data shows six times more unique wallets interacting on the XRP network in March compared to previous months.
Regardless, we can’t assume this whale accumulation will translate into a sustained price rally, but confidence in XRP’s future is clearly growing among large investors. At the time of writing, XRP is sitting at $2.47.
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