Breaking: Ripple (XRP) Drops Bombshell Update Impacting Thousands of US Holders

Ripple just flipped the script for XRP users stateside—and the ripple effects (pun intended) could be massive.

Here’s what’s shaking up the crypto watercooler today:

The US Regulatory Shake-Up

No vague corporate-speak here—Ripple’s latest move directly impacts thousands of American wallets. While the suits on Wall Street still debate whether crypto is ‘real,’ XRP holders just got a real-world update that’ll make their spreadsheets tingle.

Why This Isn’t Just Another Press Release

Forget ‘partnership announcements’ that move prices 2% before lunch. This one’s got teeth—the kind that either makes bagholders cheer or lawyers rub their hands together. (We all know which group always wins in finance.)

The Bottom Line

XRP’s US user base just got handed either a golden ticket or a regulatory grenade—depending which side of the SEC’s bed you woke up on today. Either way, it’s proof that while traditional finance naps, crypto keeps rewriting the rules.

XRP Added to 28,000+ ATM Locations in the US

According to a recent announcement on X, Coinme has added support for XRP across tens of thousands of locations across the United States.

“We’ve just added XRP to 28,000+ retail locations across the US where you can buy & sell XRP with cash!

The XRP Ledger continues to expand use cases for banking and remittance purposes…”

XRP IS HERE

We’ve just added $XRP to 28,000+ retail locations across the U.S. where you can buy & sell XRP with cash!

The XRP Ledger continues to expand use cases for banking and remittance purposes. Here’s to the #XRPArmy

The future of finance is now in your… pic.twitter.com/UjnhkeWcQC

— Coinme (@Coinme) June 26, 2025

Meanwhile, XRP’s price trades at 4.5% loss throughout the past 24 hours, currently priced at slightly below $2.10. The cryptocurrency is down 3.4% in the past seven days.

Ripple v. SEC Case Continues

The decline in XRP’s price comes right after US District Judge Analisa Torres ruled against the SEC and Ripple in their joint motion for indicative ruling filed earlier this year, which sought to put an end to the conflict.

In Layman’s terms, this means that the legal case between the two, which is now ongoing for more than four and a half years, will continue.

Commenting on the matter was Ripple’s chief legal counsel, Stuart Alderoty, who said:

“With this, the ball is back in our court. The Court gave us two options: dismiss our appeal challenging the finding on historic institutional sales – or press forward with the appeal. Stay tuned. Either way, XRP’s legal status as not a security remains unchanged. In the meantime, it’s business as usual.”