Ripple President Monica Long confirmed on January 6 that, despite the long-standing hopes, the cryptocurrency company has no plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in the foreseeable future.
The latest news reiterates the comments made during the November 2025 Swell conference in New York, it also explains that Ripple’s strong institutional backers and the overall size of its treasury have all but removed the need for public funding:
Indeed, Ripple raised as much as $500 million in November at a $40 billion valuation, highlighting the feasibility of the firm remaining a private enterprise. Interestingly, this was the blockchain giant’s first such round since 2019, when it raised $200 million.
Furthermore, Long confirmed that the company’s priority in early 2026 is the full integration of the business it acquired last year – Hidden Road, Rail, GTreasury, and Palisade.
Ripple enters 2026 after deluge of 2025 company milestones
Going into 2026, Ripple has no shortage of reasons to feel confident. One reason for this is evident in President Monica Long’s comments that Wall Street investors and partners have seen that the firm’s business is working.
Likewise, last year featured explosive growth in terms of the XRP Ledger user activity and for the RLUSD stablecoin – launched in December 2024 – which, at press time, boasts a market capitalization of approximately $1.33 billion.
Similarly, Ripple’s long-lasting legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – one of the key reasons why the firm never went forward with its previously considered IPO plans – ended in a settlement in the summer of 2025.
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Source: https://finbold.com/ripple-says-no-ipo-plans-despite-40b-valuation-from-wall-street/
