Ripple Prime has announced a major integration with institutional digital asset platform EDX Markets, aiming to bridge the gap between traditional financial standards and the fast-evolving world of digital assets. Through this partnership, Ripple Prime’s brokerage solution will merge with EDX’s spot and perpetual futures liquidity, giving institutional investors one-stop access to a range of trading services.
Unified access and institutional solutions
With this integration, Ripple Prime clients can now efficiently access both EDX Markets’ spot trading platform and EDXM International’s perpetual futures exchange within a single, unified system. This setup removes the need for multiple collateral allocations and capital requirements across separate trading venues. As a result, customer assets can be utilized much more efficiently under a consolidated platform.
A common challenge for institutions in the current crypto ecosystem is the necessity to allocate separate capital to different exchanges when executing trades. Ripple Prime addresses this pain point by offering credit intermediation, net settlement, and robust collateral management—all designed to simplify cross-market trading for large investors.
This strategy optimizes capital efficiency and lowers trading costs. Institutions no longer need to fragment their resources to manage counterparty risk or participate in diverse markets, reducing operational complexity.
According to EDX Markets CEO Tony Acuña-Rohter, institutions are demanding market infrastructure that combines the discipline of traditional finance with the innovation and efficiency of the digital asset ecosystem—an ambition at the heart of this collaboration.
Focus on RLUSD stablecoin and streamlined margin process
The partnership goes beyond instant liquidity; it also paves the way for Ripple’s new RLUSD stablecoin to be listed on EDX Markets as an eligible collateral and settlement asset. RLUSD is described as a fully-regulated stablecoin, backed one-to-one by the US dollar, and specifically designed to meet compliance requirements in modern markets.
Institutional clients will be able to use RLUSD as collateral for both spot and perpetual futures trades. This allows for cross-margining across trading products and eliminates the need to hold multiple assets for different market types.
Mini Glossary: RLUSD is Ripple’s dollar-backed stablecoin, purpose-built for reliable pricing and favored by institutions for rapid, secure collateral management in digital markets.
This innovation gives institutions the chance to streamline their portfolios and manage collateral through a single, centralized solution, enhancing both efficiency and transparency in operational processes.
Translating traditional standards to digital assets
Michael Higgins, International CEO of Ripple Prime, emphasized that next-generation brokerage in digital assets relies on secure and highly liquid partners. Higgins views the new joint platform with EDX as a significant step toward delivering the depth and performance institutional clients expect.
The new structure formed through this partnership is designed to simplify complexity in financial markets and create a smarter, more efficient trading environment. Large investors, in particular, can now consolidate scattered positions from different exchanges and markets, boosting both trading volume and execution quality through a single gateway.
Higgins commented, “Institutions do not want to keep adding platforms; they want smarter infrastructure. By bringing EDX’s liquidity into Ripple Prime, we are eliminating market silos and delivering a deeper, more efficient market.”
This move reflects a broader industry trend, as digital asset markets seek to reduce fragmentation and adopt standardized infrastructures to meet the demands and expectations of institutional investors.
