Ripple President Monica Long Shares Big Updates For XRP Community

Ripple President Monica Long once again caught the XRP community’s attention with her comments about the latest developments. In a recent interview, Long highlighted the recent acquisition and other key insights about the blockchain firm and its products. Besides, she also predicted 2025 to be the best year for Ripple so far, which has further boosted market sentiment.

Notably, her comments come as CEO Brad Garlinhouse also lauded a recent update, signaling a stronger global push for the firm’s financial infrastructure.

Ripple President Monica Long On Hidden Road Deal

Ripple President Monica Long, in an interview with CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal, discussed the firm’s recent acquisition of Hidden Road. The blockchain firm, known for its prime brokerage services, will now play a vital role in enhancing Ripple’s core offerings—payments, custody, and asset tokenization.

Long emphasized that this move directly supports the blockchain firm’s long-standing goal of building robust financial infrastructure for enterprises. Besides, she noted Ripple’s global presence, saying they’ve built their network “brick by brick” with powerful liquidity tools and real-time settlement capabilities.

Meanwhile, she noted that the company now holds more than 60 regulatory licenses worldwide, giving it a solid advantage in delivering end-to-end financial services. Monica Long expressed particular excitement about integrating Hidden Road’s services with Ripple’s ecosystem.

She highlighted that combining prime brokerage, post-trade settlement via the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and Ripple’s institutional-grade custody can unlock major efficiencies. According to the Ripple President, these developments lay the groundwork for Ripple’s most successful year yet.

Besides, recent Ripple Director Craddock has highlighted the potential of the Hidden Road deal and explained the role of XRP Ledger (XRPL) in it.

Ripple CEO Sparks Optimism With Recent XRP Update

Monica Long underlined that Ripple’s strength lies in handling the full financial flow, from liquidity sourcing to last-mile payouts. XRP and the upcoming RLUSD stablecoin will remain central to this infrastructure. With Ripple’s growing stack of services, digital asset utility is expected to skyrocket. She also stated:

“2025 is shaping up to be the best year yet for Ripple.”

Amid the positive updates from Monica Long, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse welcomed the CME Group’s move to introduce XRP Futures on May 19. He said the launch may be “overdue,” but stressed that it marks a major milestone for XRP’s market maturity. Lauding the update, Ripple CEO Garlinghouse said:

“This is an incredibly important and exciting step in the continued growth of the XRP market!”