Evernorth closed its SPAC merger with about 473 million XRP and $300 million in gross cash ahead of a planned October 12 Nasdaq debut as XRPN. Only about 84 million of the tokens were bought for cash, crypto.news reported from proxy figures, so fresh XRP demand depends on how the company spends its money.
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Evernorth named Coinbase veteran Hugo Jeandesboz chief investment officer as XRPN began trading on Nasdaq with about 473 million XRP. His mandate is yield on a stack Cointelegraph prices at $657 million and Cryptobriefing at $672 million.
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Evernorth now expects its XRP treasury to start trading on Nasdaq as XRPN on October 12, four days later than it guided on October 1. The slip is small, but both dates are still expectations that hinge on customary closing conditions and Nasdaq's listing requirements.
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U.S. spot XRP ETFs stretched their inflow streak to 12 weeks on Oct. 6 yet held $97 million less than investors had put in, according to Sosovalue data. One overnight drop in XRP's price outweighed the day's $3.14 million net more than 20 times.
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Evernorth pushed its merger close to Oct. 9 and the Nasdaq debut of XRPN, set to hold about 473 million XRP, to Oct. 12. Armada II's public trust supplies about a sixth of the deal's cash; private placements and notes supply the rest.
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Armada Acquisition Corp. II rose about 273% last week as roughly 80% of its $241.2 million trust looked set to be redeemed before the Evernorth merger. The redemptions leave perhaps 4.6 million public shares, few enough for modest orders to set the price until the combined company lists on Oct. 8.
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Armada Acquisition Corp. II shareholders approved the Evernorth merger, so a 473 million XRP treasury lists on Nasdaq as XRPN on Oct. 8. Only about $300 million of the $1 billion-plus raised is cash, and investors contributed XRP directly for much of the rest.
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Effectiveness clears a disclosure hurdle, and the harder question is whether investors still pay above book for a company whose main job is holding one token, when Galaxy says that premium has already gone.
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