XRP Price Drops 7% as Evernorths $380 Million Paper Loss Becomes First Test of Ripples 2026 Roadmap

Ripple’s newly outlined roadmap for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is arriving at a pivotal moment. On the one hand, the company is positioning XRPL as a foundation for institutional DeFi.

On the other hand, one of the most prominent XRP treasury firms—Evernorth—is already experiencing the risks and potential rewards of that vision in real time.

Institutional DeFi on XRPL Could Turn Idle XRP Into Yield-Generating Capital

Evernorth holds roughly 473 million XRP and has signaled plans for a Nasdaq debut under…