Ripple is earning fees financing leveraged stock bets, a business long run by banks
The crypto company's $1.25 billion acquisition of Hidden Road has opened a corner of Wall Street where funds pay to amplify daily moves in stocks such as Nvidia and Sandisk. source https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/08/ripple-is-earning-fees-financing-leveraged-stock-bets-a-business-long-run-by-banks