Expert Says This Ripple Partnership Will Make XRP A Bridge and Margin Facility

Vincent Van Code (@vincent_vancode), a well-known software engineer in the crypto space, has publicly predicted that Ripple would one day move into institutional financing liquidity. Can Code celebrated on X because on May 11, 2026, that prediction materialized.

Ripple closed a $200 million debt facility from Neuberger Specialty Finance, the asset-based investment team within global investment management firm Neuberger, to expand the lending capacity of its prime brokerage platform, Ripple Prime.

What the Facility Does

The facility gives Ripple Prime the flexibility to draw up to $200 million as client needs evolve. Proceeds will extend financing to clients operating across traditional and digital markets, which increases lending capacity.

Since Ripple acquired the platform in 2025, Ripple Prime has tripled its revenue year over year. Rising demand for institutional-grade prime services and margin financing solutions fueled that growth.

The Institutional Vote of Confidence

Neuberger Specialty Finance manages over $155 billion in investor commitments across private credit, co-investments, secondaries, and specialty strategies. Its decision to back Ripple Prime reflects the platform’s standing at the intersection of traditional and digital finance.

Noel Kimmel, President of Ripple Prime, pointed to balance sheet strength as a core requirement for institutional participants. “This facility enables us to grow alongside our clients by delivering increased margin capacity, greater responsiveness, and improved capital efficiency,” he said.

What Van Code Is Watching

Van Code did not just note the announcement. He projected it forward. He suggested the $200 million figure could become $20 billion on-chain, and that XRP could evolve beyond its current role as a bridge currency into a margin asset. That is a significant expansion of XRP’s utility within Ripple’s ecosystem.

XRP and Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD already underpin the company’s infrastructure across global payments, custody, liquidity, and treasury management. A larger balance sheet for Ripple Prime strengthens the entire ecosystem that those assets support.

The Trajectory

Neuberger Private Markets brings significant institutional credibility to the partnership. That credibility matters when Ripple Prime is competing for institutional relationships in both traditional and digital markets.

Ripple Prime tripled revenue in one year and now holds a $200 million facility to enhance lending capacity. Van Code’s $20BN projection may be a long-term target, but it shows that Ripple’s business and XRP can only go up from here.

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