BNY adds XRP custody on October 27, 2026: What it means for XRP price

Published on 10/28/2026 at 07:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The XRP Ledger has processed 4.6 billion transactions since launch. XRP price stands at 1.3224 USD on October 16, 2026, up 1.96 percent.

Network custody and validator data

Ripple and BNY expanded XRP support on October 27, 2026, adding custody for the digital asset.
The XRP Ledger processed 4.6 billion transactions since launch, with settlement in three to five seconds.
The XRP price stands at 1.3224 USD as of October 16, 2026, 1.96 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
Spot XRP ETFs recorded 4.3 million USD of net inflows from October 19 to October 22, 2026.
The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment is scheduled for November 4, 2026, if validator support remains sufficient.

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XRP (XRP) is part of an expanded Ripple and BNY collaboration announced October 27, 2026, with BNY adding XRP custody to its digital asset platform. The XRP price stands at 1.3224 USD as of October 16, 2026, up 1.96 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

BNY adds XRP custody to its digital asset platform

BNY said on October 27, 2026, that its Digital Asset Custody platform now supports XRP and RLUSD, Ripple's dollar-linked stablecoin, for eligible institutional clients. The announcement also covers broader work with Ripple on tokenized trade finance and other institutional blockchain use cases. According to BNY, the XRP Ledger has processed more than 4.6 billion transactions since launch, with settlement in approximately three to five seconds. The planned initiatives remain subject to client requirements and final regulatory approvals.

Validator support resets a November 4, 2026 activation

The XRP Ledger's fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment is scheduled for activation on November 4, 2026, after validator support briefly fell to 26 of 35 on October 21, 2026. Validators are independent servers that agree which transactions are valid. The amendment requires at least 29 validators, or more than 80 percent, to maintain support for 14 consecutive days. Support later returned to 31 of 35. CoinDesk reported that the patch addresses a token-creation loophole and changes vault and lending calculations.

ETF flows add 4.3 million USD in one week

Spot XRP ETFs recorded 4.3 million USD of net inflows from October 19 to October 22, 2026, representing 0.3 percent of assets managed. The same report said the funds had recorded 1.84 million USD of net outflows in the preceding week. Yahoo Finance reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission was considering WisdomTree's spot XRP ETF application in October 2026.

XRP market data shows a 1.96 percent daily gain

According to Investing.com, XRP stands at 1.3224 USD as of October 16, 2026, up 1.96 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 1.3263 USD and the daily low is 1.2908 USD. Market capitalization is 83.25 billion USD, ranking XRP fifth, while 24-hour volume is 1.56 billion USD. Circulating supply is 63.35 billion XRP.