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Ripple Finances Leveraged Stock Bets on Nvidia and SanDisk

1 report, 1 independent Updated Thu 00:00

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What happened

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Ripple is financing leveraged stock exchange-traded funds, a market traditionally run by major banks. Ripple Prime provides total return swaps that allow funds to gain amplified exposure to stocks and indexes. This expansion followed Ripple's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road in October 2025. The financing currently involves leveraged stock bets on Nvidia and SanDisk.

From coindesk.com

Why it matters

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Ripple is entering a market traditionally dominated by major banks and securities firms. The leveraged ETF market offers Ripple a new source of fee income. However, the business carries risks because sharp stock moves could expose financing firms to losses.

From coindesk.com

Who's involved

RippleProvides financial services and financing for leveraged stock bets.
NvidiaIs a subject of leveraged stock bets financed by Ripple.
SanDiskIs a subject of leveraged stock bets financed by Ripple.

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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NvidiaSpeculative
Market price could be affected by leveraged ETFs and total return swaps.
SanDiskSpeculative
Market price could be affected by leveraged ETFs and total return swaps.
Morgan StanleySpeculative
Morgan Stanley could face competitive pressure from Ripple's entry into leveraged ETF financing.
BlackRockSpeculative
BlackRock's capital mobilization efforts might face competition from Ripple's new financing model.

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The entities involved

Ripple
creator and a developer of the Ripple payment protocol and exchange network.
- Standard Chartered rolled out custody services for Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, utilizing its Dubai branch and running on Ethereum.Mon 19:36
- A combined company is expected to list on Nasdaq, while Evernorth is building a treasury focused on the XRP economy.Mon 16:12
Nvidia
American multinational technology company
- Nvidia acquired a minority stake in Doctolib in January 2026.21:26
- Nvidia acquired Hugging Face for $12.9B, Stripe acquired OpenRouter for $8B, and ServiceNow acquired Armis for $7B.21:12
SanDisk
American semiconductor company - memory and storage technologies
- SanDisk has spun off from Western Digital, alongside joint ventures focused on supply chain security and market diversification.19:23
- Hyperscalers are competing for AI market share, driving high demand for semiconductors and boosting corporate profits.Mon 14:37

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