U.S. Financial Giant Makes a Major Move for Ripple — Institutions Are Stepping In 🔥🇺🇸
Interactive Brokers, one of the largest brokerage firms in the U.S., is opening the door to a new institutional chapter in Ripple’s story through its stablecoin initiative. 🏦💥
As the convergence between crypto and traditional finance accelerates, USDC and the Ripple-aligned payment vision are moving to the center stage. 👇
🔹 What’s Happening
Interactive Brokers will activate stablecoin account funding starting next week
This move reinforces Ripple’s long-standing thesis: faster payments, lower costs, and fewer intermediaries
Wall Street is no longer watching — it’s participating
📊 USDC at a Glance
Market Cap: $75.68B
Second-largest stablecoin globally
Favored by institutions due to regulatory compliance and transparency
This development strengthens the foundation for Ripple’s cross-border payments and on-chain liquidity vision.
💸 Fee Structure
✅ Interactive Brokers: No additional fees
⚙️ Only blockchain network costs apply
🔄 ZeroHash conversion fee: 0.30% (min $1)
Low cost. High speed. Enterprise-ready.
🧠 Strategic Insight
Interactive Brokers is an investor in ZeroHash — the infrastructure provider behind the system.
ZeroHash valuation: $1B
Total funding raised: $104M
This isn’t random adoption — it’s planned institutional expansion.
📈 Market Reaction
Interactive Brokers stock jumped +3%
Printed a new all-time high near $75
Wall Street is clearly taking stablecoins and Ripple-aligned infrastructure seriously.
🔥 Bottom Line
Stablecoins are moving into core finance
Ripple’s vision is aligning with institutions
Intermediaries are shrinking
Speed and on-chain liquidity are rising
The playing field is leveling up for the Ripple ecosystem 🚀
⚠️ Not financial advice
