Ripple and Hyperliquid: A New Era For Professional Crypto Investing

Ripple Prime recently announced it is adding support for Hyperliquid. This is much more than a technical update. It is a major signal that professional trading tools, known as decentralized finance (DeFi), are moving from the fringes of the financial world into the mainstream.

For everyday investors, this news matters because of it’s implication for the future of crypto investments. Large institutions are no longer looking at DeFi as an experiment. Instead, they are treating it as a core part of their cash and liquidity management.

Efficiency Over Access

In the past, the biggest hurdle for big banks and hedge funds was not a lack of access to crypto. They could always trade it if they wanted to. The real problem was that it was messy and expensive to manage.

By connecting with Hyperliquid, Ripple Prime solves these headaches in three ways:

  • Centralized Relationships: Traders can use DeFi while dealing with a single trusted partner.
  • Smart Collateral: Instead of locking up cash in ten different places, they can use one pool of money to back all their trades.
  • Unified Risk: They can manage crypto right alongside traditional investments like bonds or currencies.

This shift makes trading much cheaper and more scalable. When the “plumbing” of the financial system gets an upgrade like this, a surge of new money usually follows.

Why Hyperliquid Was Chosen

Ripple picked Hyperliquid because it is already a powerhouse with deep liquidity and fast execution. This choice proves a few things to the broader market:

  • Onchain trading …

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