Ripple Swell 2026 [LIVE] Day 1: Garlinghouse Saves Rocket Socks For Main Stage As XRP Price Gains 3%

XRP News [Live]: Brad Garlinghouse Says Ripple Has Changed After Painful SEC Lawsuit At Swell

Garlinghouse Proud Of Ripple’s Role In National Cryptocurrency Association

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said one of the things he is proudest of is the company’s role in setting up the National Cryptocurrency Association. Speaking at Ripple Swell in New York on Wednesday, Garlinghouse said the group was created because the public and lawmakers needed better education and support on how crypto works.

Ripple Swell Live: Garlinghouse Calls GENIUS Act A Watershed Moment, Sees SEC And CFTC Filling Void

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the GENIUS Act marked a turning point for many financial institutions entering crypto, even as the broader CLARITY Act remains stalled in Congress. Speaking at Ripple Swell in New York on Wednesday, Garlinghouse described the 2025 stablecoin law as a watershed moment for the industry. He acknowledged that the CLARITY Act, which would set out clear rules for crypto market structure, has not passed. However, he said the SEC and CFTC are now leaning on their own rulemaking powers to cover areas the bill was meant to address, a shift he said the industry should be very excited about. The CLARITY Act stalled this month after Senate Democrats voted against a motion to proceed.

Ripple Swell Live: Brad Garlinghouse Says Ripple Is Moving Past SEC Battle To Prove Crypto’s Real-World Use

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said a lot has changed for the company since it came out of its long legal fight with the US government. Speaking on the main stage at Ripple Swell in New York on Wednesday, Garlinghouse said the case forced Ripple to take stock of how crypto was being described in Washington. He pointed to former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Senator Elizabeth Warren, who for years cast the industry as a tool for bad actors. Garlinghouse called that picture false. The task now, he said, is to show people that useful financial products are being built on blockchain. Ripple’s case with the SEC, which began in December 2020, formally ended in 2025.

Ripple Swell Live: FBI And Coinbase Join Ripple Swell Panel On $3.7 Million Crypto Security Case

A Ripple Swell panel titled “The $3.7M Wake-Up Call” will examine crypto security threats on Wednesday at 2:35 pm New York time. Speakers include Patrick Wyman of the FBI, Michael Sikorski of Coinbase and Steve Wisniewski, with Ali Tager of the National Cryptocurrency Association moderating. The session falls in the institutional track’s security and compliance stream. Other security-focused talks include Cornell University’s Daniel Vilardell on keeping AI agents under control and a session on making XRPL safe from future quantum computers. The focus on security comes after several major incidents this month, including the confirmed $15.99 million theft at Indian exchange CoinDCX and critical PHP vulnerabilities that put crypto platforms on alert.

Ripple Swell Live: BNY, State Street, Franklin Templeton And Grayscale Lead Ripple Swell Institutional Track

Ripple Swell’s institutional sessions on Wednesday bring together banks, asset managers and market operators. BNY’s Jennifer Barker will discuss digital working capital at 1:50 pm New York time. State Street appears twice, with Sam ten Cate on back-office tokenisation at 3:15 pm and Gregory Fortuna on always-on corporate treasury at 4:15 pm. A 3:45 pm panel on digital asset adoption includes Intercontinental Exchange’s Michael Blaugrund, Franklin Templeton’s Seth Ginns and Grayscale’s Krista Lynch. Executives from Amazon Web Services, Mastercard, zerohash and Stripe-owned Privy will explore how AI agents could move money at 1:20 pm. Coinbase Institutional Co-CEO Brett Tejpaul closes the track with a 4:45 pm conversation.

Ripple Swell Live: David Schwartz To Outline XRPL’s Future As Swell Focuses On DeFi And Post-Quantum Security

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz will join Ayo Akinyele at 4:30 pm New York time on Wednesday to discuss the next phase of the XRP Ledger. The XRPL ecosystem track covers several upgrades. RippleX’s Jasmine Cooper will present XRPL’s institutional DeFi roadmap at 1:30 pm, while Ripple’s Mayukha Vadari introduces Smart Features, a new way of building on the ledger, at 2:30 pm. Security is a major theme. A 4:30 pm session with the XRP Ledger Foundation and Project Eleven will cover preparing XRPL for quantum computing threats, and a 1:30 pm talk will examine formal verification of the ledger. XRPL Labs’ Robert Kiuru will explain how the Xaman wallet’s signing system works.

Ripple Swell: Ripple’s RLUSD Goes Live On Coinbase Across XRP Ledger, Base And Ethereum

Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD went live on Coinbase on Wednesday, opening it to retail and institutional customers in the US. Users can now trade and hold RLUSD through the Coinbase app, Coinbase Exchange and Coinbase Prime, and swap US dollars or other supported dollar stablecoins into it at a 1:1 rate. Deposits and withdrawals work on the XRP Ledger, Base and Ethereum, and Ripple will supply liquidity on Base. Coinbase International Exchange customers will get access later, including the option to use RLUSD as collateral. RLUSD launched in December 2024 and now has a market value above $2.4 billion. Its reserves are held in dollar deposits, short-term US Treasuries and cash equivalents. Ripple’s Jack McDonald and Coinbase Institutional’s Brett Tejpaul will discuss the deal at Ripple Swell at 4:45 pm New York time.

Ripple Swell: CME, Robinhood And Polymarket Executives Join Ripple Swell Main Stage

Leaders from some of the biggest names in trading are speaking on the Ripple Swell main stage on Wednesday. CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy will join iCapital’s Sonali Basak at 11:35 am New York time for a 20-minute discussion. Earlier, Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat will speak with Ripple President Monica Long at 10 am. A panel at 10:20 am on round-the-clock liquidity and clearing features Polymarket’s Lisa Mantil, Rothera Markets’ Thomas Chippas and Ripple Prime’s Michael Higgins. PEAK6 founder Jenny Just follows at 10:45 am to discuss how risk management shapes the future of finance. The line-up reflects Ripple’s push into capital markets through its prime brokerage arm and tokenisation tools.

Ripple Swell: Brad Garlinghouse Opens Main Stage With CNBC Conversation

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse headlines the main stage at Ripple Swell on Wednesday, October 28, in a 25-minute conversation with CNBC’s Tanaya Macheel starting at 9:35 am New York time, or 7:05 pm IST. The session is the first main stage appearance by Garlinghouse at this year’s event, which XRP holders are watching closely after he confirmed his well-known rocket socks are reserved for main stage only. Topics are expected to cover Ripple’s business progress, US crypto regulation and the role of XRP in its payment products. The day’s main stage programme also includes a Ripple product presentation at 11:10 am New York time, led by Dennis Jarosch, Jack McDonald, Aaron Slettehaugh and Aditya Turakhia.

Ripple Swell: BlackRock At Ripple Swell? Unverified Claims Spread Across XRP Community

Posts circulating on X allege that BlackRock representatives are attending Ripple Swell 2026 in New York, with some accounts hinting that a major announcement could follow. Neither BlackRock nor Ripple has confirmed any involvement by the asset manager at the event, and no details of a partnership or product have been shared. The claims have drawn wide attention from XRP holders, who often watch for links between Ripple and large traditional finance firms. Similar rumours have surfaced around past Swell conferences without leading to announcements.

Ripple Swell: Why Is XRP Price Not Rising During Ripple Swell? I

XRP has stayed flat near $1.30 during Ripple Swell 2026, despite a run of partnership announcements at the New York event. The gap reflects a difference between Ripple’s business growth and actual buying demand for the token. Most Swell deals focus on payment infrastructure, custody and tokenisation services. Those partnerships do not necessarily require institutions to buy XRP on the open market, so they rarely create immediate spot demand. Other pressures are also weighing on the price. Whale deposits to Binance reached a seven-month high this month, and futures open interest has dropped 28% since September 22. XRP remains stuck in a ten-week range between $1.25 and $1.55, with traders waiting for a clear breakout.

Ripple Swell: Brad Garlinghouse Says Rocket Socks Are “Main Stage Only” At Ripple Swell 2026

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has confirmed that his well-known rocket socks will appear at Ripple Swell 2026, but only when he takes the main stage. The XRP community noticed that he was not wearing the socks during his first appearance at the New York event on Tuesday. When a user asked about it on X, Garlinghouse replied that the socks were reserved for the main stage. He first drew attention for wearing them at Swell 2025, and many XRP holders see them as a light-hearted signal of optimism for the token. The reply quickly spread across social media ahead of his keynote. Swell runs until October 29, with XRP trading near $1.33.

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