Ripple Prime and EDX Markets Join Forces to Reshape Institutional Digital Asset Trading

Table of Contents Ripple Prime has announced a strategic integration with EDX Markets and EDXM International, bringing together two institutional-grade platforms in the digital asset space. The partnership connects Ripple Prime’s prime brokerage services with EDX’s spot and perpetual futures liquidity. Together, the two firms aim to reduce market fragmentation and improve capital efficiency for institutional clients. The move builds on growing demand for infrastructure that mirrors the standards of traditional financial markets. The integration gives Ripple Prime clients direct access to EDX Markets’ spot trading venue and EDXM International’s perpetual futures exchange through a single, unified platform. Both venues serve as primary price discovery destinations, offering deep liquidity with a non-conflicted structure. This directly addresses one of the most persistent pain points in institutional crypto trading — operating across fragmented venues with separate capital requirements. Ripple Prime addresses those concerns through credit intermediation, net settlement, and collateral management. These services reduce the capital burden on institutions by consolidating activity under one framework. Clients no longer need to divide resources across multiple counterparties to access different markets. Michael Higgins, International CEO of Ripple Prime, spoke on the importance of choosing the right venue partners. “Building the next generation of prime brokerage requires partnering with venues that provide a secure, liquid bridge between traditional and digital markets,” he said. Higgins added that EDX is institutional-grade and delivers the performance and depth that clients expect. Tony Acuña-Rohter, CEO of EDX Markets, addressed the growing institutional appetite for better infrastructure. “Institutions are demanding market infrastructure that combines the operational rigor of traditional finance with the innovation and efficiency of digital assets,” he said. He added that the integration expands access to transparent liquidity across spot and perpetual futures markets, designed for scale. Beyond the immediate liquidity benefits, the partnership lays groundwork for a notable development involving Ripple USD (RLUSD). The two firms have outlined plans to integrate RLUSD as a settlement and collateral asset on EDX. This would allow institutional clients to post and receive margin using a fully regulated, U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin. That functionality, once live, would enable cross-collateralization across both spot crypto and perpetual futures trading. Clients could manage margin more efficiently by using a single compliant asset across multiple product types. This removes the need to hold separate collateral in different forms for different markets. On X, Higgins outlined the broader vision behind the deal. “Institutions don’t want to manage more venues, they want smarter infrastructure,” he wrote, adding that bringing EDX liquidity into Ripple Prime creates fewer silos, deeper liquidity, and a smarter market structure overall. The partnership represents a broader trend in digital asset markets, where institutional players increasingly seek infrastructure that reduces complexity without sacrificing access or performance.