Tonight at 21:30, Nasdaq will welcome an “XRP treasury company”: Evernorth (XRPN)—a publicly listed company holding 473 million XRP.
What happened:
① The SPAC merger with Armada Acquisition Corp II was completed on October 9. The deal officially closed with approximately 473 million XRP + approximately $300 million in cash (before fees). XRPN lists on Nasdaq tonight at 21:30 Beijing time;
② The investor lineup is impressive: Ripple contributed approximately 127 million XRP directly, and Arrington Capital, SBI, Pantera, Kraken, and GSR all participated;
③ Officially confirmed: On October 14, CEO Asheesh Birla will lead the team in ringing the Nasdaq closing bell—the listing ceremony is going all out.
My take: The counterintuitive point is that a listing doesn’t mean XRP is going to rise. Treasury companies play the premium game: “share price / value of XRP holdings.” Buying XRPN means buying into the premium story and corporate governance; buying XRP means buying the token itself. In the days around a listing, premium and discount swings can often be more exciting than the token price itself. The October 14 bell-ringing will be an emotional high point. If the premium gets hyped up, shareholders will be celebrating, while XRP holders can only watch from the sidelines.
I’ll keep following treasury-company developments like this—follow me to stay in the loop. If you had to choose between XRPN and XRP, which would you pick?
Data as of: 2026-10-12 07:40 UTC
Sources: Official PR Newswire announcement; cointime.ai
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
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What happened:
① The SPAC merger with Armada Acquisition Corp II was completed on October 9. The deal officially closed with approximately 473 million XRP + approximately $300 million in cash (before fees). XRPN lists on Nasdaq tonight at 21:30 Beijing time;
② The investor lineup is impressive: Ripple contributed approximately 127 million XRP directly, and Arrington Capital, SBI, Pantera, Kraken, and GSR all participated;
③ Officially confirmed: On October 14, CEO Asheesh Birla will lead the team in ringing the Nasdaq closing bell—the listing ceremony is going all out.
My take: The counterintuitive point is that a listing doesn’t mean XRP is going to rise. Treasury companies play the premium game: “share price / value of XRP holdings.” Buying XRPN means buying into the premium story and corporate governance; buying XRP means buying the token itself. In the days around a listing, premium and discount swings can often be more exciting than the token price itself. The October 14 bell-ringing will be an emotional high point. If the premium gets hyped up, shareholders will be celebrating, while XRP holders can only watch from the sidelines.
I’ll keep following treasury-company developments like this—follow me to stay in the loop. If you had to choose between XRPN and XRP, which would you pick?
Data as of: 2026-10-12 07:40 UTC
Sources: Official PR Newswire announcement; cointime.ai
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.
#XRPNListing
$XRP