Vivopower Goes Big: Invests 100 Million USD in Ripple and XRP – Unleashing an Unprecedented Dual Investment Era at M

On August 8, Vivopower International Plc (Nasdaq: VVPR) officially announced a historic plan: to allocate 100 million USD to purchase shares of Ripple and hold XRP tokens, becoming the only listed company in America to provide shareholders with both forms of exposure. Investment Plan of 100 Million USD According to information from Vivopower, the acquisition of Ripple shares will be carried out through a direct agreement with the existing shareholders of Ripple, after completing a two-month due diligence process and receiving approval from the management board. At the same time, the company will continue to buy and hold XRP directly, with the goal of building a strategic asset portfolio that combines equity and digital assets. Vivopower stated that this strategy will help optimize the average cost of purchasing XRP, providing a significantly lower input price compared to the current market price. This is one of the core factors in the company's long-term treasury management model. Ripple - The Leading Blockchain Financial Ecosystem Ripple, backed by major investment funds such as Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures, currently holds approximately 41 billion XRP (, equivalent to 41% of the total supply ), most of which is stored in an escrow account (.

In addition to the cross-border payment solution using XRP, Ripple is also expanding its ecosystem with: RLUSD – a newly launched stablecoin. Hidden Road – the main brokerage firm )prime broker(. Metaco and Standard Custody and Trust Company – entities for digital asset custody. Rail – the payment platform recently acquired by Ripple. Statement from the Leadership of Vivopower Mr. Kevin Chin - Chairman and CEO of Vivopower - emphasized: "The opportunity to own shares of Ripple while significantly reducing the average cost of purchasing XRP aligns with the goal of building a sustainable treasury model that brings exceptional growth potential for shareholders." He also stated that this portfolio allocation strategy is designed to maximize profit )yield( while minimizing price volatility risk through balancing between equity assets )equity( and cryptocurrency assets )crypto asset(. The Meaning of the Transaction For the first time in America, shareholders of a listed company can benefit from both the intrinsic value of Ripple shares and the potential price increase of XRP. This is a bold move in the context of the crypto market entering a recovery phase, where both Ripple and XRP have strong positions in the blockchain payment sector. If successful, this model could set a precedent for other listed companies in integrating traditional assets and digital assets into their financial strategies.