Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by our writers are their own and do not represent the views of U.Today. The financial and market information provided on U.Today is intended for informational purposes only. U.Today is not liable for any financial losses incurred while trading cryptocurrencies. Conduct your own research by contacting financial experts before making any investment decisions. We believe that all content is accurate as of the date of publication, but certain offers mentioned may no longer be available
Today at 4:00 p.m. New York time, the management of treasury company Evernorth Holdings will ring a symbolic closing bell at NASDAQ. The ceremony is timed to the start of trading in shares under the ticker XRPN following the merger with the SPAC platform Armada Acquisition Corp. II
With this step, Wall Street opens trading in the largest public fund based on the XRP token; however, the celebration's first day is accompanied by a steep market discount and regulatory restrictions
Unlike classic spot ETFs, which passively hold the cryptocurrency, Evernorth is launching an actively managed strategy. Former Ripple manager Asheesh Birla and former Coinbase Asset Management chief investment officer Hugo Jeandesboz intend to direct fiat capital and token reserves into DeFi strategies and institutional lending within the XRP Ledger ecosystem. Management's goal is to ensure steady growth in the amount of XRP per fund share
The listing exposed heavy pressure from the protracted merger process. The deal terms were fixed in late 2025, with XRP at $2.37. Amid the token's current drop to $1.34–$1.40, Evernorth's starting balance (473 million XRP and about $300 million in fiat) has suffered a "paper" markdown of almost $450 million on its treasury holdings
Investor skepticism is also confirmed by the capital structure: 80.3% of the original SPAC pool's participants preferred to take their money in cash ($10.58 per share) rather than exchange it for a stake in the crypto business. As a result, the actual free float of XRPN on NASDAQ shrank to an extremely low 4.5 million shares
Such low liquidity guarantees investors high price volatility and sharp price squeezes
To prevent an immediate dump of shares by insiders, the SEC imposed a strict six-month lock-up period on the stakes of Arrington, Larsen, and Ripple. Any sales on the open market are prohibited until April 2027
The spot cryptocurrency market reacted to the listing with the classic "buy the rumor, sell the news" scenario. Since Evernorth had accumulated its entire XRP volume over the counter in advance, no direct wave of demand appeared on exchanges
After the token's speculative spike above $1.55 on expectations, XRP corrected this week to $1.34–$1.36
