XRP Sparks Bullish Frenzy As Top Software Dev Says It Beats ETF Hype

According to software engineer Vincent Van Code fresh practical reasons are emerging for renewed confidence in XRP among some developers and ￰0￱ argues that the biggest barrier to big firms holding XRP directly isn’t price or interest — it’s operations and ￰1￱ Reading: 16,000 Ancient Bitcoins Just Moved—And It’s Costing Whales Billions Custody Costs Stall Direct Holdings Van Code told followers that big companies can’t just “set up a Ledger or Xumm wallet and drop $100 million in there.” He said institutions need formal custody arrangements regular audits and compliance systems before they will touch crypto on a large ￰2￱ place the upkeep of those services at about $300,000 a year for a single institutional setup

a figure that helps explain why many firms prefer not to hold tokens on their own balance ￰3￱ I am realizing with the bew @evernorthxrp announcement and stagnant XRP price is that it might be harder than we think for institutions to buy and hold ￰4￱ companies aren’t going to simply setup a Ledger or Xaman wallet and drop $100M in ￰5￱ want custody,… — Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode) October 21 2025 ETFs And Equity Routes Gain Traction Based on reports Van Code believes that exchange-traded funds and public companies that hold XRP will be the easiest route for institutions to gain ￰6￱ are currently seven applications for XRP ETFs pending with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

though filings have been paused amid the US government ￰7￱ many large investors buying shares in a regulated fund or a company with an XRP treasury avoids the need to run custody systems ￰8￱ has become a focal point in that ￰9￱ venture backed in part by Ripple plans to build what it calls an institutional XRP ￰10￱ aims to purchase $1 billion worth of XRP and will start with over 560 million XRP after it secures $1.1 billion in committed capital from participants that include Ripple and SBI ￰11￱ say the firm is pursuing a merger that is expected to close in Q1 2026

and the XRP purchases are planned to take place within 10 days of funding. 🚨 JUST IN: A Hyperliquid whale has opened a MASSIVE $1M XRP long position with 10x leverage at $2.40 😳 Looks like someone’s betting BIG on #XRP making a move soon! 👀🔥 ￰12￱ — Xaif Crypto🇮🇳|🇺🇸 (@Xaif_Crypto) October 23 2025 Related Reading: ‘Unthinkable Scenario’ Required For Bitcoin To Hit $250K CEO Says Market Bets And Margin Positions Market activity indicates that certain traders are making considerable wagers on the near-term trajectory of ￰13￱ identified a sizable position in the Hyperliquid derivatives exchange where an anonymous trader made a $1,000,000 long position with an entry price of $2.409

representing 416,736 ￰14￱ position was put on with 10x exposure and the community figure of Xaif helped to highlight the trade this ￰15￱ like this typically indicate short-term bullish sentiment from traders although they can also cause increased price ￰16￱ image from Pixabay chart from TradingView