The funds will help increase margin lending and other financial products for hedge funds and trading firms.
Ripple has secured a $200 million credit line from funds managed by Neuberger Berman. The funds will be directed toward expanding Ripple Prime, the company’s institutional prime brokerage unit.
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This will allow the company to significantly increase margin lending and other financial products for hedge funds and trading firms operating in both crypto and traditional markets.
Ripple Prime’s Growth
Since acquiring global prime broker Hidden Road in 2025 for $1.25B, the unit’s revenue has tripled. Ripple Prime is actively expanding integrations. Clients recently gained access to Bitcoin options trading using the RLUSD▼$0.9998 stablecoin as collateral.
Neuberger Berman manages over $560B in assets.
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Good for XRP Price
Following the news, XRP▼$1.12 is holding near $1.45. The token’s price has barely changed over the past 24 hours. Over the past week and 14 days, XRP has risen 3% and 4.5%, respectively.
Spot XRP ETFs in the US recorded $25.8M in inflows on Monday, the highest daily result since January 2026. Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ led with $13.6M, followed by Bitwise at $7.6M and Grayscale at $4.6M.
Analysts call this “quiet accumulation” and a sign of growing institutional confidence in XRP.
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