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Key NotesRipple Prime’s first major DeFi integration allows cross-margining of decentralized derivatives with traditional asset classes.The partnership positions Ripple as a competitor to established digital prime brokers like FalconX and Coinbase Prime.Institutional validation suggests growing appetite for DeFi exposure among traditional financial institutions.
Ripple has integrated decentralized derivatives protocol Hyperliquid into Ripple Prime, bringing access to onchain derivatives liquidity to its institutional prime brokerage platform.
The partnership makes it possible for institutional clients using Ripple Prime’s platform to trade onchain derivatives via Hyperliquid while managing those positions alongside traditional asset classes.
According to a Feb. 4 press release, this gives qualified clients exposure to all other asset classes supported by Ripple Prime, including digital assets, FX, fixed income, OTC swaps, and cleared derivatives.
Hyperliquid, meet Ripple Prime: https://t.co/RZWdbRfHoe
We’re now enabling institutions to access onchain derivatives liquidity through @HyperliquidX in a streamlined and secure way. Customers can also efficiently cross-margin crypto with all asset classes supported by our prime…
— Ripple (@Ripple) February 4, 2026
This is Ripple Prime’s first integration with a major decentralized finance (DeFi) venue. Per the press release, the partnership continues the platform’s mission to bridge the TradFi and DeFi markets, “offering institutions seamless
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