Evernorth Holdings, a digital asset company connected to Ripple Labs, has announced plans to become a publicly traded company by merging with Armada Acquisition Corp. II.
Armada is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) listed on the Nasdaq.
This decision, according to a press release published on October 20, is intended to meet demand from investors who want access to digital asset companies through the stock market.
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According to Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla, this effort aims to increase the use of XRP
He said the public listing will give investors an easy way to gain exposure to XRP and related strategies.
The planned merger is expected to bring in over $1 billion in funding. Out of this total, $200 million will come from Japan’s SBI Holdings, a company with past links to SoftBank.
Evernorth also expects to receive investment support from Kraken
$615.36M
The money raised will be used to buy large amounts of XRP on the open market. Evernorth’s goal is to create one of the biggest reserves of XRP in the world.
Once the deal is completed, the new company will be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol XRPN.
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