🚀 Nasdaq CEO Lights Up Ripple’s Swell: Crypto’s Bigwigs Gather for Financial Shenanigans! 🎉

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Ah, the grand spectacle of Swell has begun, Ripple’s annual jamboree where the great and the good of crypto, payments, banking, and policy gather to prognosticate about the future of finance. 🤑 Think of it as a wizard’s council, but with more spreadsheets and fewer pointy hats. This year, the circus has pitched its tent in the bustling heart of New York City, running from Nov. 4 to 5, and the crypto community is abuzz like a hive of bees on espresso. ☕

According to a chirpy tweet from Ripple, Swell 2025 kicked off with a bang, featuring opening remarks from Ripple’s President Monica Long and a cozy fireside chat with Nasdaq’s chair and CEO, Adena Friedman. Imagine it: two titans of finance, sitting by a pretend fire (because it’s NYC and who has a fireplace?), discussing the future of money while the rest of us watch on X. 📺

Good morning, NYC! 🗽

Swell 2025 kicks off with opening remarks from @MonicaLongSF and a fireside chat with @adenatfriedman.

Tune in live right here on X at 9:30 am ET. ⬇️

– Ripple (@Ripple) November 4, 2025

The guest list reads like a Who’s Who of financial wizardry, with luminaries from Ripple, BlackRock, Nasdaq, Mastercard, BNY Mellon, Fidelity, and Franklin Templeton, among others. It’s like a Hogwarts for money, but instead of spells, they’re casting… spreadsheets? 📊

What’s on the Menu?

Aside from Adena Friedman’s fireside chat (which we’re sure was lit), the lineup includes Maxwell Stein, BlackRock’s Digital Assets Director, Cynthia Lo Bessette from Fidelity, Hunter Horsley of Bitwise, Scott Lucas from J.P. Morgan, and Christian Rau of Mastercard. It’s a veritable smorgasbord of financial brainpower, though let’s hope they don’t serve actual smorgasbord-these events are notorious for rubber chicken. 🍗

Expect insights, predictions, and probably a few PowerPoint slides that will change the digital asset space forever. Or at least until next year’s Swell. The crypto community is tuning in with bated breath, popcorn in hand, ready for the next big thing. 🍿

And let’s not forget Carlos Domingo, Securitize CEO, who’ll be joining a panel on “Driving Global Growth and Trust with RLUSD.” Because what’s a financial conference without a bit of alphabet soup? 🥣

Just hours before the event, Ripple dropped a bombshell: they’ve acquired Palisade, a digital asset wallet and custody company. This move is expected to beef up Ripple’s custody capabilities, making them the go-to for fintechs, crypto firms, and corporations. It’s like they’ve just bought a bigger vault for all their digital gold. 🏦

So there you have it, folks: Swell 2025 is in full swing, and the future of finance is looking brighter than a wizard’s staff. Or at least, that’s what they want us to believe. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to find out if they’re serving free drinks at this shindig. 🥂

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2025-11-04 19:34