Ripple News: Company Ends Dispute with SEC, XRP Surpasses Bitcoin in Q1

• XRP Outperforms Bitcoin in Q1
• Ripple settles dispute with SEC, reduces fine
• RLUSD Surges in DeFi with $300 Million Traded

Ripple has released its Q2025 125 market report with several major updates. Chief among them is the definitive closure of the lawsuit filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulatory body has officially withdrawn its appeal against the company, accepting a reduction of the fine from $50 million to $XNUMX million and requesting the lifting of the injunction that restricted certain activities of Ripple.

The start of 2025 saw major momentum for Ripple, XRP, and the broader crypto industry.

The Q1 2025 XRP Markets Report is here: https://t.co/CWpeEQW6XT

Highlights includes:
⚖️SEC and Ripple reached an agreement to end the lawsuit
🔗Hidden Road acquired for $1.25B to scale XRPL…

- Ripple (@Ripple) May 5, 2025

The quarter also marked a strategic advance for the company, which acquired international brokerage Hidden Road for $1,25 billion. With this, Ripple intends to expand its operations in institutional financial services. Hidden Road will start using the RLUSD stablecoin as collateral and will integrate with the XRP Ledger to facilitate operations in the foreign exchange market, swaps and repurchase transactions.

The amount of XRP under the company's control has increased, from 4,48 billion at the start of the year to 4,56 billion at the end of March. Another 37,13 billion tokens remain locked in escrow, with release expected over the next 42 months.

Despite a 30% to 40% drop in transactions and new wallet creation on the XRP Ledger after peak activity in late 2024, DeFi has shown resilience. Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) integrated with the XRP ecosystem have seen a milder decline, with just a 16% drop in trading volumes. The stablecoin RLUSD has also shown growth, reaching a market cap of over $90 million and over $300 million traded on DEXs.

In the cryptocurrency market, XRP stood out among the big names. While Bitcoin and Ethereum struggled during the period, Ripple’s token appreciated almost 50% in February and maintained a stable performance throughout the quarter. XRP-based funds raised $37,7 million in the first three months of the year alone, bringing the cumulative total to $214 million — just $1 million away from surpassing global Ethereum funds.

Despite the good results, Ripple announced that this will be the last quarterly report in this format. The company justified the decision as part of a new approach to its communication with the market.