Ripple Lands $200M Debt Facility from Neuberger Berman to Power Crypto Margin Trading!

Ripple has secured a $200 million debt facility from $567 billion asset manager Neuberger Berman to expand crypto margin trading through its Ripple Prime platform. The capital will enable clients to finance trades across equities, fixed income, and crypto — a rare cross-asset margin offering from a crypto-native firm backed by institutional-grade credit.

Neuberger Berman's involvement is the signal here: one of the world's largest independent asset managers doesn't extend nine-figure credit facilities to crypto platforms without serious due diligence on counterparty risk and regulatory posture. For Ripple, which has spent years navigating SEC litigation, landing this kind of institutional backing marks a meaningful shift in how TradFi perceives the company's creditworthiness and long-term viability.

The move positions Ripple Prime as a serious prime brokerage contender at the…