- Ripple Prime clients can now trade EDX’s spot and perpetual futures markets through a single institutional platform.
- Ripple plans to explore RLUSD on EDX for margin, settlement, and collateral use across institutional crypto trading.
Ripple Prime has integrated with EDX Markets and EDXM International, giving institutional clients access to digital asset liquidity through a single prime brokerage framework. The announcement brings Ripple Prime closer to spot crypto and perpetual futures markets designed for large-scale trading activity.
The integration connects Ripple Prime clients to EDX Markets’ spot trading venue and EDXM International’s perpetual futures exchange. Through this setup, institutions can trade digital assets while using Ripple Prime’s credit intermediation, net settlement, and collateral management services.
Ripple said the arrangement addresses common issues across fragmented crypto markets, including counterparty risk and inefficient capital use. Institutions often need several platforms to access liquidity, manage margin, and settle trades. Ripple Prime now aims to bring more of that process into one structure.
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EDX Markets uses a non-conflicted model based on traditional market practices. Its platform separates key functions and focuses on transparent liquidity, a structure that appeals to firms used to regulated financial market systems. The integration therefore gives Ripple Prime clients another route into institutional-grade crypto markets.
Michael Higgins, International CEO of Ripple Prime, said:
“EDX is institutional-grade and delivers the performance, reliability, and depth that our clients expect. We’re excited to make its market structure seamlessly accessible through Ripple Prime’s capital-efficient framework, raising the bar for institutional digital asset trading.”
Ripple Prime to Expand RLUSD Utility with EDX
The partnership also sets up a possible future role for Ripple USD, known as RLUSD. Ripple said the company plans to explore RLUSD as a settlement and collateral asset on EDX. That would allow institutional clients to post and receive margin through a regulated dollar-backed stablecoin.
This part of the announcement matters for Ripple’s broader institutional strategy. RLUSD already sits within Ripple’s enterprise-focused payment and settlement push. If EDX supports it later, the stablecoin could gain a clearer role across margin, collateral, and settlement activity in spot crypto and perpetual futures trading.
Tony Acuña-Rohter, CEO of EDX Markets, said institutions want infrastructure that combines traditional finance standards with digital asset efficiency. He added:
“By integrating with Ripple Prime, we’re expanding access to deep, transparent liquidity across spot and perpetual futures markets through a capital-efficient framework designed for scale.”
The announcement also arrives at a time when institutional crypto infrastructure continues to mature. Prime brokerage, stablecoin settlement, and derivatives access remain key areas for firms entering digital assets.
Earlier this month, Ripple Prime joined more than 50 firms in DTCC’s tokenization pilot, alongside BlackRock, JPMorgan, HSBC, Circle, Fireblocks, and Ondo Finance. The pilot aims to bring tokenized real-world assets into limited production trading in July 2026, with a full launch planned for October.
Meanwhile, analyst Ali Charts said XRP is trading inside the tightest Bollinger Band squeeze on its three-day chart in more than a year. He identified the current range between $1.50 and $1.29 as a no-trade zone until the XRP price closes outside it on a three-day candle.
