Ripple President Monica Long Responds to Claims About Going Public and Discusses Future Strategy

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Ripple (XRP) President Monica Long Responds to Claims That the Company Will Go Public and Discusses the Future Original Link: Ripple President Monica Long appeared on the Bloomberg Crypto program to share new details about the investment process, following the $500 million share sale in November 2024 that boosted the company’s valuation to $40 billion.

The transaction, which involved giant institutions such as Citadel Securities and Fortress, had generated widespread repercussions in both cryptocurrency and traditional finance circles.

Monica Long expressed satisfaction with the funding completed in the fourth quarter, stating that 2025 is a strong period for Ripple in terms of both organic and acquisition-based growth. Recalling that the company acquired four different firms last year, Long stated that their priorities going forward will be integrating these businesses into the Ripple ecosystem and expanding their infrastructure products for enterprise clients.

The program also addressed the protection clauses in the share sale structure, which attracted investor interest. The agreement included provisions allowing investors to sell their shares back to Ripple at a guaranteed price and return under certain conditions. Long argued that this structure was “quite positive and favorable” for Ripple, stating that Citadel and Fortress had become strategic partners for the company, particularly in bridging technologies to capital markets.

Responding to journalists’ assessments that “Ripple’s value is largely tied to XRP assets,” Long stated that the company’s strategy is not solely based on XRP, and that its primary goal is to develop digital asset infrastructure products. The executive noted that Ripple holds over 70 licenses worldwide, and that their “compliance and licensing-focused” approach plays a critical role in enabling traditional finance to utilize blockchain, stablecoin, and tokenization technologies in the real world.

Monica Long also spoke clearly about a possible Ripple IPO in the final segment of the program. Reiterating the company’s statement from November 2025, she stated that Ripple’s private balance sheet is strong and that, thanks to strategic interest from new investors, they don’t need to go public to finance growth. “We currently plan to remain private. We don’t have a timeline for an IPO,” Long said, emphasizing that Ripple will not be taking the IPO step in the near future.