The most concrete evidence of Ripple being buried in Wall Street has just emerged. Hidden Road—the institutional brokerage platform that Ripple purchased and renamed Ripple Prime—has officially been added to the (National Securities Clearing Corporation) directory under DTCC’s (Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation). This is something no other crypto company has ever done.

Following Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition last year, Hidden Road is now fully integrated into the DTCC system. Before the purchase, Hidden Road was already working with more than 300 institutional clients and handling approximately $3 trillion in annual volume. The DTCC listing means these operations are now processed directly through the centralized clearing system.

Ripple’s former CTO, David Schwartz, also acknowledged this development on X. In a brief comment, he said, “Seems significant.” Schwartz also noted that this process had started long before the Hidden Road acquisition was completed—meaning the infrastructure work was already underway.

The XRP community sees this news as an important sign. Ripple is no longer just moving in the right direction toward traditional financial markets—it is now embedded within them. Many community members believe that DTCC integration will open the door for Ripple Prime to move part of its post-trade processes onto the XRP Ledger. Even if only a portion of institutional volume passes through XRPL-based settlement systems, it would significantly increase blockchain activity.

If this momentum continues, a new opportunity era could begin for Ripple’s ecosystem. For those who want to track the relevant assets on Gate, this might be a good time to observe.