Ripple opens door to IPO possibility as management stance shifts

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    "url": "https://www.digitaltoday.co.kr/en/view/94893/ripple-open-to-ipo-possibility-management-stance-shifts",
    "title": "Ripple opens door to IPO possibility as management stance shifts - 디지털투데이",
    "excerpt": "Ripple has stepped back from its previous position by leaving open the possibility of an initial public offering (IPO). On Aug. 19, U.Today reported that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (브래드 갈링하우스) struck a more flexible tone on an IPO at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium. Garlinghouse said Ripple has long operated satisfactorily as a private company, but it is now leaving open the possibility of an IPO. That is seen as keeping options open rather than actively denying the prospect of a listing as in the past. Speculation about a Ripple IPO has persisted since early 2020. Garlinghouse said at the time he thought the crypto industry could see a listing case within a year, but a lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission became a variable. He later publicly said at a 2021 Consensus event that Ripple was likely to become a listed company in the future, but cited resolving its legal dispute with the SEC and regulatory clarity as preconditions. The biggest obstacle to a Ripple IPO was its lawsuit with the SEC. But even after securing a favorable outcome in the case, Ripple did not treat a listing as its top priority. Garlinghouse said at the time that a U.S. stock market listing was not an immediate priority. That stance began to shift in 2025. After the SEC decided to withdraw its appeal in the long-running case, Garlinghouse said Ripple had reached a stage where it...",
    "summary": "Ripple is now considering a potential initial public offering (IPO), a shift from its previous stance, as stated by CEO Brad Garlinghouse at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium.",
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    "article_sentence": "On Aug. 19, U.Today reported that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (브래드 갈링하우스) struck a more flexible tone on an IPO at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium.",
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