As American fintech decacorn Ripple ramps up its strategic expansion bet across several regions in Asia, local communities are expecting the company’s key figure to speak at a major conference in September. Meanwhile, good news about ETH spot ETFs sparked discussion about XRP ETF ambitions in the US.
As American fintech decacorn Ripple ramps up its strategic expansion bet across several regions in Asia, local communities are expecting the company’s key figure to speak at a major conference in September. Meanwhile, good news about ETH spot ETFs sparked discussion about XRP ETF ambitions in the US.
Ripple CEO Announced as Korea Blockchain Week 2024 Speaker
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Crypto OG and Ripple Inc., will speak at Korea Blockchain Week 2024 in September. This official announcement was shared on X on the event’s main account.
According to the organizers’ statement, Garlinghouse’s speech will be included in the IMPACT program and will cover the future of finance with blockchain technology and cryptography.
The event will take place from September 3 to 4, 2024 at the Walkerhill Hotels and Resort complex in Seoul. Local digital economy heavyweights Hashed and Factblock are supporting the event.
Ripple’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Emi Yoshikawa, highlights the importance of the upcoming event for Ripple’s regional strategy:
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, is coming to Korea for Korea Blockchain Week! We are so excited to be in Korea this summer!!
As Guru-Investingpreviously reported, it was announced two weeks ago that the XRP Ledger blockchain added a South Korean validator.
XRP ETF coming in 2024-2025?
Local infrastructure provider Infinite Block began supporting the integrity of XRPL transaction validation in May.
The announcements came amid another phase of discussion regarding the potential for approval of the XRP ETF in the United States. As we reported yesterday, banking major Standard Chartered opined that the XRP spot ETF could be approved as early as 2025.
Alex DovbnyaSolana (SOL), another major altcoin, could also receive its ETF by 2025.
However, the exact timelines are still debatable, as the US SEC treats many altcoins as potential securities, jeopardizing their ETF prospects.
