VivoPower will be the first US public company to offer access to Ripple shares and XRP tokens

What’s new? VivoPower International unveiled a strategy to purchase $100 million worth of shares in fintech company Ripple as part of a broader initiative to integrate XRP into its corporate treasury. The investment will give VivoPower access to 211 million XRP tokens, currently valued at approximately $696 million.

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What else is known? VivoPower said that as part of this strategy, it will own both Ripple shares and the XRP tokens it issues, becoming the first public US company to offer its shareholders access to both assets. This approach allows the company to purchase Ripple shares at a discount compared to market prices.

VivoPower will obtain full legal ownership of the acquired shares, and the company will be entered into Ripple’s shareholder registry. To conduct transactions, it will collaborate with leading digital asset custodians such as BitGo and Nasdaq Private Market.

VivoPower CEO Kevin Chin emphasized that this move is in line with the long-term goal of creating a reliable model for managing diversified assets that provides significant growth potential for shareholders.

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The company will avoid purchasing Ripple shares held in special purpose vehicles (SPVs) due to the additional fees and complexities involved. An independent auditor will conduct quarterly audits of VivoPower’s Ripple shares to ensure transparency.

VivoPower is an international company specializing in battery technology and electric vehicle services, providing customers with sustainable energy solutions. It operates in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, the UAE, the US, the UK, and the Philippines.

The company’s shares are traded on Nasdaq under the ticker VVPR at $5,94, up 16,5% over the past 24 hours. The growth since the beginning of the year has been 340%.

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VivoPower is buying a stake in Ripple less than a week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cleared the company of being a “bad actor.”

This came after the parties mutually settled a 2020 lawsuit in which the SEC accused Ripple of selling unregistered securities under the guise of XRP.

Although the parties reached an amicable agreement in May 2025, the injunction formally remained in force. The regulator stated that recent circumstances justified the release from the status, opening up the possibility for Ripple to seek new investments without legal obstacles.

At the time, Ripple’s lawyer John Deaton said:

“Ripple can continue to raise money in the private markets. One might even argue, it’s business as usual – as if the lawsuit against Ripple and the $125 million fine never happened.”

Source: X.com

XRP ranks third in the overall cryptocurrency ranking by market capitalization after Bitcoin and Ethereum, with a market cap of $186,96 billion, and is trading at $3,15, up 2,7% for the week. Its year-to-date growth is 51,4%.