'More Treasuries Exploring XRP': Ripple Executive Reacts to ETF Milestone

There are indications that more treasuries are exploring $XRP as a practical, institution-friendly digital asset. Ripple’s Managing Director for Middle East and Africa Reece Merrick dropped the hint in a recent post on X. He claimed the interest stems from the commitment of the firm to deliver on its promise to users.

$XRP ETFs drive institutional and treasury adoption

According to Merrick, $XRP is a bridge asset for different real-world financial systems. That is, $XRP serves as a functional substitute to carry out fast and cheap value transfers. In the broader financial space, $XRP is already being used in stablecoin settlement. It allows millions of users to move funds efficiently in the global financial world.

He highlighted other service delivery to include real-world assets and institutional payments that allow for cross-border transfers and treasury operations. This makes $XRP stand out from other tokens that exist solely for trading in the crypto market.

Merrick maintained that with $XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs), more institutions are exploring $XRP and leveraging its utility. He is implying that large investors are keen on gaining exposure to $XRP due to its versatility, and the $XRP ETF allows them to do so without directly holding crypto.

Notably, Merrick is excited that Wall Street is now paying attention to $XRP as a working asset to own. He believes that the growth of $XRP will accelerate as more treasuries explore the asset. This could ultimately lead to price gains.

As of this writing, $XRP changed hands at $2.28, which represents a 2.13% decline within the last 24 hours. The coin had earlier hit a peak of $2.39 with investors anticipating that $XRP would go on to breach the $2.50 resistance level.

$XRP price slips despite strong long-term institutional interest

However, trading volume plummeted by 21.98% to $6.06 billion, causing the price to falter in its climb to higher levels. The profit-taking moves saw $XRP flooding the market and negatively impacting the price.

As Reece Merrick pointed out, $XRP might experience its next phase of growth not just from speculative trading but from banks, funds and financial infrastructure. This is because there is a deliberate shift of focus to real-world deployment.

Interestingly, $XRP caught market attention despite its low price in December 2025. There was over $446 million worth of inflows to the asset as interest grew, which helped $XRP to flip other notable assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.

Meanwhile, $XRP investment product inflows soared by 508% in 2025 to $3.7 billion globally. Most of the funds came from the U.S. and Germany.