No XRP Price Surge Expected After Ripple’s Major Brokerage Deal
Ripple’s recent acquisition of prime brokerage firm Hidden Road may be a headline-making move, but according to one researcher, it’s unlikely to do much for XRP’s price.
Despite its role as the native token of the XRP Ledger, XRP is reportedly not central to the mechanics of Ripple’s liquidity infrastructure.
A crypto analyst going by the handle DarkhorseDNME4 said that speculation around XRP surging to $9 following the deal is misplaced.
He argues that the asset won’t see any meaningful upward movement as a result of Ripple’s new partnership, especially since XRP isn’t deeply embedded in the systems that would power on-demand liquidity or bridge Ripple’s upcoming RLUSD stablecoin.
Backing up the claim, the analyst broke down why Ripple’s operational model doesn’t translate to new demand for XRP. The company’s on-demand liquidity system is designed to balance itself out—meaning any tokens sent into the system are offset by equivalent amounts being withdrawn. In other words, there’s no lasting net demand for XRP created.
As for the use of XRP in stablecoin transfers, that scenario looks even more limited. If Ripple uses an XRPL-based RLUSD instead of an Ethereum version, XRP may be required only for minimal fees and gas—not actual liquidity.
While a minor boost might come from increased token burning or renewed enthusiasm driven by hype, the analyst says these effects are unlikely to create lasting momentum for XRP’s price.
Alex is Editor-in-Chief of Coindoo and co-founder of Millennial Media Group, with nearly a decade of experience covering financial markets - crypto first, then everything else. It started in 2016 with Bitcoin. Like most people at the time, he didn't fully understand it - so he kept digging. Blockchain, tokenomics, the projects, the cycles. That curiosity never stopped, and eventually pulled him into traditional markets too: equities, commodities, macro. Not because he left crypto behind, but because you can't properly understand one without the other. What drives him is straightforward: he wants to know why something is happening, not just that it's happening. Most market coverage stops at the headline - price up, price down, here's a chart. Alex finds that kind of reporting actively unhelpful. If you walk away from an article without understanding the mechanism behind the move, what did you actually learn? He holds a degree in Tourism from New Bulgarian University - not the most obvious path into financial markets, but markets have a way of pulling in people who are simply too curious to stay out. He has authored over 200 in-depth analyses and more than 10,000 articles across crypto and traditional finance. He still thinks every day in markets teaches him something new. That's probably why he hasn't stopped.
