2025’s been a bit of a slow dance for XRP, just a few percent gains. Not exactly fireworks, right?

But the real party might just be about to start, thanks to those ever-persistent Ripple IPO rumors.

Share buyback

John, the sharp-eyed founder of the Wealth Group trading community, says this IPO chatter isn’t just noise.

Balls tingling that $XRP goes public at an insane valuation and Ripple maxis win big https://t.co/vD1Ey1DGqq pic.twitter.com/GmjpvpDria

— Johnny (@CryptoGodJohn) June 16, 2025

He points to Ripple’s recent $700 million share buyback at $175 per share, implying a quite nice $25 billion valuation.

If Ripple pulls off an IPO, it could pull traditional investors into the game, sending XRP’s price flying like a rocket.

“An IPO would bring traditional investors into the ecosystem and potentially send XRP soaring.”

$3 is the magic number now

Now, XRP’s price action has been playing a tense game of cat and mouse, forming what analysts call a symmetrical triangle.

After a 44% jump in January, the coin took a nosedive back down by early February.

Then, in March, Trump mentioned XRP as part of a government crypto reserve, boom! A 36% spike in two days, followed by another sharp correction.

By April, XRP hit a yearly low of $1.6 before creeping back up. Now, as it squeezes toward the triangle’s apex, traders are holding their breath.

Breakout? Breakdown? The target? Analysts eyeing a move past $3.

Hiring for IPO-related roles?

For comparison, Ripple’s potential IPO is getting compared to Circle’s NYSE debut earlier this June.

Circle’s stock exploded 167%, rocketing from $31 to $82 per share, pushing its valuation from $7 billion to $25 billion.

If Ripple can settle its ongoing SEC lawsuit, which insiders say is close, it might just pull off something even bigger.

John Deaton once threw out a $100 billion IPO valuation for Ripple once the legal dust settles. That’s a whole different league.

But Ripple’s top brass are playing it cool. President Monica Long insists there’s no IPO on the 2025 calendar. CEO Brad Garlinghouse says they’re focused on strategic acquisitions, not public offerings.

They’ve been busy, a $1.25 billion buy of Hidden Road, and Metaco acquisition for asset custody.

Yet, whispers persist, Ripple’s been hiring for IPO-related roles, including investor relations. The rumor mill’s spinning fast.

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