Yoshitaka Kitao, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Japan-based financial company SBI Holdings, announced that the institution has direct shares in Ripple Labs, and that, contrary to some claims, its XRP assets are not huge. This statement came to the fore after Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared his views that the value of the company could reach 1 trillion dollars.
SBI Holdings’ Share in Ripple and Investment Strategy
In his statement on social media, Yoshitaka Kitao opposed rumors that SBI Holdings invested $10 billion directly in XRP tokens. Kitao stated that the company’s main focus is not on XRP, but on partnering with Ripple Labs. He informed that SBI Holdings owns approximately 9 percent of shares in Ripple Labs.
“We own approximately 9 percent of Ripple Labs, not $10 billion worth of
SBI Holdings is known for its joint ventures with Ripple in recent years and its support for the spread of blockchain-based payment infrastructures in various regions of Asia. The company continues to take active steps to increase the integration of financial technologies in the region.
Ripple’s Valuation and Future Expectations
In November 2025, Ripple Labs reached a valuation of $40 billion following a $500 million financing round led by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and Citadel Securities. According to this value, the 9 percent share held by SBI Holdings corresponds to approximately 3.6 billion dollars. The company’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, is of the opinion that Ripple’s value may reach trillion dollar levels in the long term. It is emphasized that in such a situation, SBI’s share will increase significantly.
Ripple’s Goals and XRP’s Market Performance
Speaking at the XRP Community Day event, Brad Garlinghouse stated that a company exceeding 1 trillion dollars in the cryptocurrency industry will definitely emerge and Ripple has the potential to achieve this. Garlinghouse stated that Ripple’s vision is not only the success of the company, but also the strengthening of XRP and the ecosystem that has developed around it.
“One day it will be a trillion-dollar crypto company, and Ripple has a significant opportunity to achieve this with the right collaborations and the XRP ecosystem. Our goal is to develop products and services that customers want to use and pay for, but all of our efforts are to contribute to the success of the overall XRP ecosystem.”
While the management highlighted that XRP is a guiding value for Ripple, it was stated that market conditions across the industry have a significant impact on the altcoin. While the XRP price decreased by 7.8 percent in the last 24 hours, it was traded at $ 1.47 at the time of writing.
Although Ripple continues to focus on technological developments and the expansion of the ecosystem around XRP, these steps have not yet resulted in a permanent break in the price of XRP. In the long term, the growth of the ecosystem and the deepening of corporate integration may positively affect price performance.
