Ripple’s Circle Takeover Could Unleash a Billion-Dollar Tsunami Into XRP

Forget trickles—this is a liquidity dam about to break. If Ripple’s rumored acquisition of Circle goes through, XRP could become the main plumbing for cross-border payments overnight.

The play? Circle’s USDC dominance combined with Ripple’s institutional rails would create a fiat-to-crypto superhighway. Market makers are already licking their chops at the arbitrage opportunities.

Wall Street’s reaction? Probably another case of ’move fast and break regulators’—but when has that ever stopped a good old-fashioned capital flood?

The Ripple and XRP communities are discussing the possibility of buying out the stablecoin giant Circle. If the community’s expectations are met, XRP will be expected to outperform in the long term.

In a recent post that seems to tackle both subjects, Kate Young Ju, an alternative X account for Ki Young Ju, the founder of the on-chain analytical platform CryptoQuant, clarified the discussion.

“XRP gives off the vibe of a league of capital market pros. It’s got its flaws, but there’s something undeniably sharp about how it moves.” The pseudonymous account asserted.

Addressing the rumors surrounding Ripple and Circle, the analyst remarked that Ripple acquiring the stablecoin issuer WOULD mark a strategic move for the payment giant.

Institutional players are poised to flock to the XRP market

According to a report from Fortune, Circle kicked off “informal talks” with Ripple and Coinbase over the possibility of an acquisition deal. Insider sources reportedly disclosed that Circle is eyeing at least $5 billion in sale valuation, around the same amount as its Initial Public Offering (IPO) target. 

The analyst noted that with a rise in the demand for stablecoins among institutional investors from both the cryptocurrency and traditional markets, key players awaiting Circle’s IPO might throw their weight behind XRP going forward.

As the analyst wrote;

“There’s a rumor floating around that Ripple might acquire Circle. I don’t know if it’s true, but if it is, it’d be a very strategic move. With so many investors eager to bet on the future of stablecoins, those who were waiting for Circle’s IPO might end up buying XRP instead. Just to be clear — this post isn’t sponsored. I don’t hold any XRP.”