Bitfinex Securities is relaunching regular tokenized bond issuances with 
Alternative to expand its regulated digital asset portfolio to over $260 
million. Bitfinex Securities announced the recommencement of tokenized bond 
issuances from the Luxembourg-based fund Alternative on March 2, 2026. These 
bonds are denominated in USDT and settled on the Liquid Network, a Bitcoin 
sidechain, to […]

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Ripple’s push into traditional finance appears to have taken another step 
forward after its institutional brokerage platform, Hidden Road, was listed in 
the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) directory under the 
Depository Trust &amp; Clearing Corporation (DTCC). The implications of this 
development, which recently went live, are massive for both Ripple and XRP. 
Members of the XRP community are seeing the development as a signal that 
Ripple is steadily positioning itself inside the infrastructure that powers 
conventional financial markets. Hidden Road’s DTCC Listing Places Ripple 
Inside Wall Street’s Infrastructure On March 2, 2026, a quiet but seismic 
event occurred in the crypto world. The Depository Trust &amp; Clearing 
Corporation, the backbone of the US securities market, officially added Hidden 
Road Partners CIV US LLC to its National Securities Clearing Corporation 
(NSCC) Market Participant Identifiers directory. Related Reading: Ripple Exec 
Clears The Air On Blocked XRP Transactions – When Does It Happen? Ripple&#8217;s 
decision to acquire Hidden Road was already one of the boldest moves the 
crypto industry had ever seen. Hidden Road, now operating as Ripple Prime 
following Ripple&#8217;s $1.25 billion acquisition in 2025, is a global prime 
brokerage. Before Ripple acquired the company, Hidden Road was already 
processing financing trades for over 300 institutional clients, moving 
approximately $3 trillion annually. Gaining a listing on the NSCC directory 
grants a firm direct operational standing within the post-trade workflows used 
by the world&#8217;s largest financial institutions. Ripple has done something no 
crypto company has done before: it has embedded itself into the very machinery 
of Wall Street. The NSCC listing means Ripple Prime can now process over-the- 
counter trades through the NSCC&#8217;s centralized clearing system. Ripple’s former 
CTO, David Schwartz, also acknowledged the development on X, responding to a 
post about the update with the short remark: “Seems important.” Interestingly, 
Schwartz also noted that the update comes from something that&#8217;s been in the 
works since a bit before Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road and rebranding to 
Ripple Prime was 100% final. XRP Holders See The Writing On The Wall The XRP 
community&#8217;s reaction has been a mix of serious institutional analysis and 
unmistakable excitement. Many holders see the DTCC listing as the clearest 
signal yet that Ripple is no longer building toward mainstream finance but is 
now arriving inside it. That perspective gained further traction after David 
Schwartz publicly reacted to the update with his brief response. Related 
Reading: The Uncomfortable Truth About XRP That Shows How High Price Can 
Actually Go &#8220;Important milestone for Ripple Prime,&#8221; wrote one X user. Another 
X user known as SMQKE noted that Ripple’s Hidden Road acquisition and the 
recent move will supercharge XRP’s utility. The contention is that Ripple 
Prime will start to gradually move parts of its post-trade processes onto the 
XRP Ledger. Even if only a portion of that institutional volume were to 
eventually move through XRPL-based settlement systems, the development could 
significantly increase blockchain activity tied to Ripple’s ecosystem. 
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