San Francisco-headquartered enterprise blockchain firm Ripple has just confirmed that its annual Swell conference will take place on Nov. 4 and 5.
This time, the company’s flagship event will be held in New York, the financial capital of the world.
The company has released the first wave of speakers. Notably, this year’s lineup will include Sandy Kaul, head of innovation at Franklin Templeton, and Ryan Rugg, Citibank’s head of digital assets.
Ripple’s inaugural Swell event took place in Toronto back in 2017.
In 2018, the company held what was arguably its most buzzed-about conference in San Francisco, with none other than former US President Bill Clinton being its keynote speaker. Before the event, Ripple also had a philanthropic collaboration with Madonna.
Ahead of the 2018 event with Clinton, there was an enormous XRP rally. The price of the token doubled due to strong retail hype. During the event, the company formally announced the launch of the XRP-powered xRapid solution.
During the 2019 event, which took place in Singapore, Ripple announced that it had topped 300 on-demand liquidity (ODL) customers.
Ripple also held Swell conferences in Dubai and Miami in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Last year, the company revealed the initial partners ahead of the launch of the RLUSD stablecoin.
This year’s event will be quite exciting for XRP holders given that the company recently wrapped its long-lasting legal battle with the SEC. Ripple also announced a $1.25 billion acquisition in April and recently applied for a national banking license in the U.S.
