XRP hasn’t just been moving on price charts lately; it has been popping up in major conversations across banking, real-world assets, and even US politics. 

New updates have surfaced in the past few days that touch everything from Japan’s biggest financial group to tokenized US Treasuries and a surprising development out of Washington. These updates offer important context about what’s building for XRP and Ripple behind the scenes and how they can affect the cryptocurrency’s price action.

A new announcement from SBI Holdings has reiterated growing institutional interest in XRP in the Asian market. A press release dated February 20, 2026, from SBI Ripple Asia Corporation confirmed the start of technical support aimed at implementing blockchain utilization in financial services. The summary specifically references the use of the XRP Ledger in financial applications. 

The development comes alongside SBI’s launch of a 10 billion yen (approximately $64.5 million) blockchain-based bond for individual investors. The SBI START Bonds will offer fixed interest, blockchain-based settlement, and XRP rewards for eligible participants registered on the company’s exchange platform.

SBI has long been one of Ripple’s closest institutional allies and currently holds a 9% stake in Ripple Labs, making this expansion of blockchain-backed financial products particularly notable for XRP holders. Crypto commentator JackTheRippler reacted strongly to the update on the social media platform X, adding that sleeping crypto traders will only start to wake up when they see the XRP price at $100.

On-chain data shows that the XRP Ledger is increasing its position in the tokenized U.S. Treasury space. According to figures from RWA.xyz shared by analyst Xaif Crypto, XRPL now accounts for roughly 63% of the tokenized US Treasury supply in the OpenEden Treasury Bills (TBILL) Vault.

The OpenEden Treasury Bills is a smart contract vault that offers investors direct exposure to short-dated US Treasury bills (US T-Bills) through the TBILL token. TBILL issuance on XRPL has climbed to about $61.7 million at the time of writing, placing it ahead of networks such as Ethereum, Solana, and Arbitrum in this category.

In a recent video, crypto commentator Levi Rietveld discussed a US Supreme Court ruling that declared President Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal and how the next sequence of events might affect cryptos, including XRP, in the coming days and weeks. 

Due to the ruling, the US government could face up to $150 billion in tariff refunds. However, the court reportedly warned that the refund process may be complex, and President Trump has indicated he has a backup strategy to address the situation.

Rietveld suggested that these developments and refunds could lead to intense volatility across financial markets, including crypto. Notably, macro events like this have always had an effect on the price action of XRP.

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