#BinanceAlphaAlert Ripple prepares a bold move. With the acquisition of the broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, the crypto company is not just strengthening its arsenal. According to lawyer John Deaton, Ripple aims much further: to capture a portion of an institutional market valued at $16 trillion. Behind this discreet operation lies a titanic ambition: to become one of the pillars of the finance of tomorrow.

A large-scale offensive on cross-border payments

Ripple has officially announced the purchase of Hidden Road, a top-tier broker, for $1.25 billion, which has sparked great interest in the crypto ecosystem. In fact, Hidden Road handles over $3 trillion in annual transactions for more than 300 institutional clients. Such a deal goes far beyond a simple financial acquisition. As lawyer John Deaton emphasized in a post on April 28, 2025, on social network X (formerly Twitter), 'this purchase demonstrates that Ripple aims much beyond the classic expansion of its payment services.'