{"id":7417,"date":"2026-03-12T06:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7417"},"modified":"2026-03-12T06:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:10:38","slug":"ripple-buyback-program-values-company-at-50-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7417","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Buyback Program Values Company at $50 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_7e8dae07cda0cf640f364606cc65fb6f\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ripple initiated a share buyback valuing the company at US$50 billion despite a broader market downturn<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The buyback price reflected a 25% increase from a previous funding round held just months earlier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company expanded its ecosystem through major acquisitions of Hidden Road and GTreasury<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ripple has launched a share buyback that values the company at about US$50 billion (AU$76.5 billion), according to a person familiar with the matter, marking a rise from its last major fundraising just months ago.<\/p>\n<p>The tender offer is expected to run through April and would allow Ripple to repurchase up to US$750 million (AU$1.05 billion) in shares from employees and existing investors. The implied valuation is about 25% above the US$40 billion (AU$56 billion) level attached to the company\u2019s November funding round.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: Bitcoin Goes Interstellar: Startup Plans to Mine BTC in Orbit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That earlier raise brought in US$500 million (AU$700 million) from investors including funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, affiliates of Citadel Securities, Pantera Capital, Galaxy Digital, Brevan Howard and Marshall Wace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The higher valuation comes despite a broader crypto market decline over the same period, with Bitcoin and XRP both falling about 30% to 40%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full variant-no-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1278\" height=\"773\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133231 lazyload\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2.png 1278w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2-768x465.png 768w\" data-eio-rwidth=\"1278\" data-eio-rheight=\"773\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1278\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2.png 1278w, https:\/\/cdn.cryptonews.com.au\/2026\/03\/12151903\/image-2-768x465.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1278px) 100vw, 1278px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">XRP\/USD. Source: TradingView.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ripple-s-aggressive-expansion\">Ripple\u2019s Aggressive Expansion<\/h2>\n<p>Ripple has continued to expand beyond cross-border payments through a series of acquisitions and infrastructure deals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It bought Hidden Road for US$1.25 billion (AU$1.8 billion) and acquired corporate treasury platform GTreasury for US$1 billion (AU$1.48 billion). Through its custody arm, the company also issues RLUSD, a US dollar stablecoin with a supply of about US$1.5 billion (AU$2.1 billion).<\/p>\n<p>The company remains closely tied to the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a blockchain built for fast cross-border transfers and settlement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A buyback at a higher valuation does not guarantee broader market conditions will remain favorable, but it does suggest Ripple believes its private-market value has risen despite volatility in digital assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The move may also help the company retain staff and manage shareholder liquidity while staying private.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Zcash Spinout ZODL Raises $25M After Electric Coin Company Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cryptocurrency,Payments,Ripple#Ripple #Buyback #Program #Values #Company #Billion1773295838<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple initiated a share buyback valuing the company at US$50 billion despite a broader market downturn The buyback price reflected a 25% increase from a previous funding round held just months earlier The company expanded its ecosystem through major acquisitions of Hidden Road and GTreasury Ripple has launched a share buyback that values the company<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[277,3240,87,3052,477,3241],"class_list":{"0":"post-7417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin","8":"tag-billion","9":"tag-buyback","10":"tag-company","11":"tag-program","12":"tag-ripple","13":"tag-values"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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