Ripple’s $750M Share Buyback Sparks Speculation: What’s Really Driving the Move?
Ever wonder how a company can drop in crypto price yet still jazz up its valuation by a whopping 25%? Well, Ripple Labs is doing just that — playing the long game with a bold $750 million share buyback plan that’s catapulting its worth to a staggering $50 billion. Despite XRP’s rollercoaster ride, Ripple’s not just sitting around; it’s expanding its empire beyond crypto, snapping up acquisitions and eyeing new financial licenses like a hawk. It’s the kind of move that makes you scratch your head and think, “Is this the quiet before the storm?” Buckle up, because Ripple’s story is proof that in the wild world of blockchain, sometimes the numbers on the chart don’t tell the whole tale. LEARN MORE.
Despite a decline in the price of XRP in the last year, Ripple is expected to reach a valuation 25% higher than reported after a November 2025 funding round.
Ripple Labs reportedly plans to buy back up to $750 million worth of shares from investors and employees in a program set to give the company a $50 billion valuation.
According to a Wednesday Bloomberg report, Ripple plans to run a tender offer for the shares through April. The $750 million buyback program will reportedly value the company at $50 billion, 25% higher than the valuation assigned following its $500 million raise in November 2025. The company’s president, Monica Long, said at the time that Ripple had no plans to go public.
The reported buyback follows Ripple’s expansion of operations beyond the crypto industry, including through the $1.2 billion acquisition of non-bank prime broker Hidden Road and treasury management system provider GTreasury in October. Earlier this week, the company said that it would move forward with plans for a financial services license in Australia through the acquisition of a local payments firm.
On Monday, Ripple reported that it had processed more than $100 billion in transactions, with its stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD) exceeding a $1 billion market capitalization since its launch in December 2024. The price of XRP (XRP) has fallen more than 53% in the previous six months, trading hands at $1.39 at the time of publication.
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Data from private shares platform Forge Global showed more than a 9% drop in Ripple’s private share price as of Wednesday.
Making progress with US national trust bank charter
In December, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced that it had conditionally approved Ripple and other crypto companies for national trust bank charters. The company specifically said in its application that the charter would “not be a stablecoin issuer” for RLUSD.
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