Summary
- Ripple Prime secured the Prime Broker of the Year EMEA award, recognizing its institutional brokerage services.
- The 2026 Hedgeweek US Awards also honored BitGo for prime brokerage and custody services across US and global financial markets.
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Ripple Prime offers institutional clients clearing, financing, and trading services, connecting digital asset operations with traditional financial market infrastructure.
Ripple Prime has secured the Prime Broker of the Year EMEA award at the 2026 Hedgeweek US Awards, recognizing its institutional brokerage services. The recognition places Ripple’s prime brokerage business among financial firms honored for serving hedge funds and other institutional investors.
According to a recent report, the award recognizes Ripple Prime’s brokerage operations across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The achievement comes as Ripple expands its institutional financial services across digital assets and traditional markets.
Ripple Prime provides brokerage services designed for institutional clients seeking access to multiple financial markets through established trading infrastructure. Its operations cover institutional trading requirements, including financing, clearing, and other services that support professional investment activities.
The EMEA recognition also highlights Ripple Prime’s position within a competitive financial services industry serving institutional investors across several markets.
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Ripple Prime Joins BitGo Among Winners at Hedgeweek US Awards
The 2026 Hedgeweek US Awards recognized financial services providers across several categories covering institutional investment operations and supporting infrastructure. Organizers honored companies involved in custody, trading infrastructure, blockchain technology, regulatory compliance, and decentralized finance.
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Ripple Prime received recognition in the EMEA prime brokerage category, which covers institutional brokerage services across three major regions. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency custody provider BitGo secured several awards at the same event, including Prime Broker of the Year for the US.
BitGo also received Custodian of the Year honors in both the US and global categories, expanding its recognition across institutional services. These awards placed Ripple Prime and BitGo among cryptocurrency companies recognized alongside established financial service providers.
For Ripple Prime, the EMEA award specifically recognizes its institutional brokerage business rather than Ripple’s broader cryptocurrency payment operations.
Ripple Prime Expands Institutional Brokerage Services
Ripple has expanded its institutional financial services through Ripple Prime, which connects digital asset operations with traditional financial market infrastructure. The business provides institutional clients with access to brokerage capabilities covering multiple asset classes and financial instruments.
Its services include clearing, financing, and prime brokerage arrangements designed to support institutional trading and investment activities. Ripple Prime’s recognition follows its broader efforts to develop relationships with financial institutions operating across cryptocurrency and traditional markets.
The Hedgeweek award adds an industry recognition milestone to Ripple Prime’s institutional brokerage operations across the EMEA region.
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