XRP Secures Major Wall Street Investment, While TRON and Chainlink Boost Institutional Ties at SmartCon 2025
XRP Secures Major Wall Street Investment, While TRON and Chainlink Boost Institutional Ties at SmartCon 2025
The crypto market continues to see significant institutional engagement, as evidenced by recent developments involving XRP, TRON, and Chainlink. Ripple, the company behind XRP, successfully closed a $500 million strategic investment round from prominent Wall Street firms, including Citadel Securities, Fortress Investment Group, and Brevan Howard, valuing the company at $40 billion and solidifying XRP's institutional role. Concurrently, TRON DAO served as a Gold Sponsor for Chainlink's SmartCon 2025, a major event bringing together governments, financial institutions, and leading Web3 projects, further highlighting the growing integration of blockchain technology with traditional finance and broader institutional ecosystems.
Ripple’s newest funding round landed with unusual force for a company long defined by court battles and contested narratives. On Nov. 5, the firm announced a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, backed by funds associated with Citadel Securities, Fortress Investment Group, and Brevan Howard. These are traditional financial institutions that rarely […]
Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), proudly served as Gold Sponsor of SmartCon 2025, held on November 4-5, 2025 in New York City. SmartCon brought together governments, financial institutions, and leading Web3 projects together to […]