$1 Billion XRP Buying Pressure Ahead: Ripple Labs Plans DAT

Ripple Labs is leading an effort to raise at least $1 billion to pool XRP via a new digital asset treasury, or DAT, according to Bloomberg, suggesting that the latest wave of market turmoil has not stopped heavyweight players from developing aggressive balance sheet strategies tied to crypto assets.

Is there a $1 billion buying pressure of XRP in the future?

People are aware of it He said The vehicle will be capitalized by Bloomberg through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with Ripple also planning to contribute some of its XRP. “Ripple representatives did not respond to requests for comment. The exact terms of the deal are still under discussion and could change,” Bloomberg reported, stressing that although the plan is live, its contours have not yet been finalized.

The timing places Ripple’s move squarely against the backdrop of a fragile market. After a week of heavy selling that led to record liquidations, sentiment remains fragile. Given this context, the DAT studied is noteworthy on several fronts.

First, the scale: “Ripple Labs Inc. is leading an effort to raise at least $1 billion to pool XRP,” Bloomberg reported, adding that if completed, “it would be the largest effort to focus on XRP.”

Second, the structure: SPAC-funded DAT reflects the 2025 wave of publicly listed token pools that proliferated through reverse takeovers or SPAC listings. “Over the course of 2025, digital asset boosters have created a host of publicly listed token pools,” Bloomberg noted, noting that “today, there are more than 300 entities holding Bitcoin alone, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net.”

Market background

While Bitcoin-focused Treasuries dominate this landscape, Bloomberg asserted that “XRP has not attracted the same level of interest from DAT investors as Bitcoin.” This initiative will attempt to change this balance. By design, DAT directs committed capital to a specific acquisition mandate – here XRP – creating an automated buy-side flow that can be measured against circulating supply dynamics and secondary market liquidity.

Identifying $1 billion in potential purchasing power raises obvious questions about growing demand. However, the cable also warns that investor appetite for token accumulators has passed: “Investors have also become more skeptical about DATs, with shares of major cryptocurrency aggregators including Michael Saylor’s Strategy Inc. and Japan’s Metaplanet posting sharp declines in recent months.” This uncertainty is exactly the environment in which Ripple is trying to create a new vehicle.

While XRP accumulators have been relatively rare compared to Bitcoin, there are a few that have already been established: In May, sustainable energy company VivoPower International announced a $121 million fundraising.
Notably, the report comes on the same day that Ripple agreed to buy treasury management software provider GTreasury for $1 billion, according to an announcement on Thursday.

At press time, XRP was trading at $2.33.

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