Ripple Expands into Traditional Asset Perpetual Futures Market
Ripple's new offering provides institutional investors access to perpetual futures tied to over 100 traditional asset markets.
Ripple's new offering provides institutional investors access to perpetual futures tied to over 100 traditional asset markets. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is trading at ₹7,782 ($81.70), up 1.4% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (U.Today, The Block), plus live market data, as of Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:01 UTC.
This move positions Ripple to capture a share of the rapidly growing $9 billion perpetual futures market while expanding its institutional services beyond crypto. The offering could attract more traditional finance players to digital asset platforms.
- Ripple Prime now offers perpetual swaps for equities, ETFs, metals, energy, and currencies.
- The service provides 24/7 trading and settlement for traditional asset perpetual futures.
- Perpetual futures market is valued at $9 billion, according to multiple outlets.
Both U.Today and The Block report that Ripple is expanding into perpetual futures for traditional assets, with The Block providing specific details about the asset classes involved, including equities, ETFs, metals, energy, and currencies. Both outlets agree on the $9 billion market size but differ in their emphasis: U.Today focuses on Ripple's Wall Street ambitions, while The Block emphasizes the 24/7 trading and settlement features of the new service.
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- Ripple Expands into Traditional Asset Perpetual Futures Market — this brief
Ripple is expanding its institutional services by launching perpetual futures tied to over 100 traditional asset markets, including equities, ETFs, metals, energy, and currencies. This move aims to tap into the growing demand for perpetual futures, which is currently valued at $9 billion.
The new offering, facilitated through Ripple Prime, allows for 24/7 trading and settlement, providing institutional investors with continuous access to these markets. This is a significant expansion of Ripple's services beyond its core focus on crypto and blockchain technology.
The Block provides additional details, highlighting the specific asset classes now available for perpetual swaps. This suggests a strategic effort by Ripple to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the digital asset space.
The perpetual futures market has been gaining traction, with the total crypto market cap currently at $2.81 trillion. Despite the overall market being relatively flat, this development could attract more institutional interest to platforms like Ripple.
The Fear & Greed Index stands at 53, indicating a neutral market sentiment. Meanwhile, the 
Hyperliquid token (HYPE), which is related to decentralized perpetual futures, is trading at $80.54 with a market cap of $17.92 billion, showing a slight 24-hour increase of 0.18%.
Since this brief published about 1 hour ago, Hyperliquid (HYPE) has moved from ₹7,671.66$80.54 to ₹7,782.15$81.70 — +1.44%.
The chart plots HYPE's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 HYPE ≈ ₹8,652.03 (about $81.70), up 2.1% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 11.2% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the asset in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · October 15, 2026.
Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Ripple Expands into Traditional Asset Perpetual Futures Mark — questions & answers
What asset classes are included in Ripple's new perpetual futures offering?
Equities, ETFs, metals, energy, and currencies.
How large is the perpetual futures market Ripple is entering?
The market is valued at $9 billion.
What are the trading features of Ripple's new service?
The service offers 24/7 trading and settlement.
How much is 1 Hyperliquid worth in rupee today?
About ₹8,652.03 at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $81.70. The rupee price moves with both HYPE's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Hyperliquid in rupee page for any amount.
Has Hyperliquid's price moved since this brief was published?
HYPE is up 1.44% since this brief first published — trading at ₹7,782 ($81.70) now versus ₹7,672 ($80.54) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from U.Today, The Block, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.