Anticipation is building ahead of Ripple Swell 2025, the company’s flagship conference scheduled for November 4-5 in New York, with a welcome reception on November 3. This year’s edition takes place in a context of growing institutional cryptocurrency adoptionand Ripple is bringing some of the most popular in the world. powerful financial names to the stage.
For the first time, the event will feature a broad lineup of speakers from the White House and major traditional financial institutions, including BlackRock, Nasdaq, Bloomberg and Citi.
Major financial institutions take the stage
The 2025 edition of Ripple’s Swell event is full with the largest staff so far. Ripple has confirmed that the 2025 edition of Swell will host senior executives from some of the biggest names in both the crypto and traditional finance industries.
Notable names include Maxwell Stein, Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock; Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq; Sandy Kaul, Chief Innovation Officer at Franklin Templeton; and Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise Asset Management.
Other confirmed participants include senior representatives from Citi, Fidelity, JPMorgan Chase, Mastercard, CME Group, Moody’s, State Street, DBS Bank, Bloomberg and Société Générale, among many others.
This list of names is the strongest representation of traditional finance in Swell’s eight-year history. Each of these executives brings deep institutional experience in asset management, banking and capital markets, areas that are now embracing tokenization, digital payments and blockchain settlement, and where Ripple seeks to become a major player.
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No one wants to be left behind in the blockchain/crypto movement. Discussions are therefore expected to focus on how these institutions are preparing to integrate blockchain-based systems into global finance, particularly for cross-border transactions, stablecoin infrastructure, and regulated digital asset investment products.
Observers will also be on the lookout for major Ripple announcements on Swell, such as new partnerships, new tokenization offerings, and developments. regarding Ripple’s RLUSD, institutional associations and possibly some information about the launch of Spot XRP ETF in US
“From stablecoins and payments to regulation and real-world adoption, Swell brings together the conversations shaping the future of finance,” Ripple noted. in a post on social media.
Representation of the White House in Swell 2025
The confirmed participation of Patrick J. Witt, CEO of the President’s Council of Advisors on Digital Assets (PCADA), adds a new dimension to this year’s event. Witt, who works directly under the White House, will make his first appearance at Ripple Swell, making it the first time in the event’s history that a sitting US government official has joined the speaker lineup since 2018.
The inclusion of a White House voice at Swell 2025 enhances the conference’s importance beyond the crypto community. It also shows the crypto-positive approach of the current US administration.
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