“What was once controversial is now essential — connecting DeFi with traditional finance is how we scale real-world adoption.”
In an interview with CoinDesk at Swell 2025 in New York, Garlinghouse highlighted this point. He added that Ripple’s objective has always been to integrate traditional finance with cryptocurrencies, an idea that is currently gaining popularity all around the world.
They discussed how the industry is changing due to institutional adoption. Blockchain solutions are being investigated by numerous traditional financial actors who previously disregarded cryptocurrency.
Ripple aims to serve as a link between these two worlds through its partnerships and institutional-grade infrastructure.
At Swell 2025, Ripple showcased its expanding ecosystem, which includes Ripple Prime, a platform for institutional bitcoin broking and liquidity. The company’s position as a connector between digital assets.
The traditional finance is further reinforced by its recent acquisitions, including Hidden Road and GTreasury.
Brad Garlinghouse’s statement on X. “Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised. Full stop.”
Garlinghouse came to the conclusion that genuine utility, not hype, will determine the direction of finance in the future.
“The future of finance isn’t DeFi or TradFi,” which means a step towards a connected, regulated, and tokenised global economy is Ripple’s DeFi–TradFi bridge.
Ripple seeks to make digital assets useful, scalable, and crucial for the global financial system using blockchain technology.
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