- Following Trump’s crypto-friendly stance and softened SEC fight, Ripple revamped its website visuals, removing the CBDC focus and highlighting investments.
- Instead of highlighting new customers, Ripple now focuses on investments and developer tools, emphasizing long-term blockchain innovation.
Ripple, the company behind the XRP Ledger and native token XRP, recently rebuilt its visual interactions with millions of users across 40 different countries. As Trump pushes for crypto-friendly stances, Ripple’s fight with SEC comes on the softer edge, and the company emerges with renewed enthusiasm. In its efforts to engage wider users with a newer vision, the company made key changes to its official website.
Crypto analyst Wrath of Kahneman pointed out Ripple’s website redesign, especially spotting the most interesting part of CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies) exclusion. Analyst Wrath noted the four key changes in Ripple’s newly designed website, including CBDC exclusion, skipping new customer listings, adding investment listing, and making Dev DOCs more visible.
🤔The most interesting part of the #Ripple site redesign? -CBDCs are gone. Are they getting out or just laying low given US p/r?
> No new customers listed.
> Investments now listed.
> Dev Docs more visible. https://t.co/AjtDcpdlPl— WrathofKahneman (@WKahneman) February 14, 2025
🤔The most interesting part of the #Ripple site redesign? -CBDCs are gone. Are they getting out or just laying low given US p/r?
> No new customers listed.
> Investments now listed.
> Dev Docs more visible. https://t.co/AjtDcpdlPl— WrathofKahneman (@WKahneman) February 14, 2025
Ripple Removed CBDC Feature After Trump Victory
The Ripple CBDC initiative started in 2015 and aimed to use the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for inter-central bank statements. At one point, Ripple was hopeful that Kamala Haris, once the top contender for the U.S. presidency, would help promote CBDCs by bringing their technology to the largest U.S. bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve.
As late as June 2024, its website prominently highlighted CBDCs as part of its services. But after Trump gave a speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference, promising to ban a U.S. CBDC, Ripple quickly distanced itself and quietly removed all mentions of CBDCs from its homepage.
Ripple deleted their pro-CBDC page after @realDonaldTrump speech at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, where he took a strong stance against CBDCs. pic.twitter.com/7Swh7gTWOC
— Pierre Rochard (@BitcoinPierre) February 5, 2025
Ripple says that most of the world’s central banks (over 90%) have looked into creating their own CBDCs. Ripple had some success working with banks outside the U.S. and then tried to bring its technology into the U.S. market. One of their efforts was trying to integrate their Interledger Protocol (a system for fast payments) into FedNow, which is the Federal Reserve’s instant payment service.
Additionally, Chris Larsen, a co-founder of Ripple, publicly supported Kamala Harris . He also donated $11 million worth of Ripple’s cryptocurrency, XRP, to a political group that backed her presidential campaign.
No New Customers—Focus Dev Docs
One major change is that the site no longer highlights new customers. Instead of promoting fresh partnerships, Ripple seems to be focusing more on investments and developers. That suggests the company might be shifting gears—building blockchain technology for the long run rather than chasing new clients right now.
One key update is the increased visibility of developer tools and resources. Ripple seems to be encouraging developers to build on its platform by making that a priority. That could mean the company is focusing on strengthening its technology for the sake of expanding its market presence.
