Don’t forget, Citadel Invested In Ripple (XRP). Here’s the Proof

Crypto researcher SMQKE has highlighted a recent announcement from the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) while revisiting an earlier claim involving Ripple and Citadel.

By pairing the two developments in a single X post, SMQKE suggested that the latest progress in tokenized securities infrastructure could add context to Ripple’s growing presence in the institutional digital asset space.

The post centered on DTCC’s announcement that it has completed its first live transactions on tokenized infrastructure built for production use. Alongside that update, SMQKE reminded followers of a previously circulated claim that Citadel invested in Ripple, adding the brief remark, “Documented.”

Don’t forget:

Citadel invested in Ripple.😏💨

Documented.📝👇

— SMQKE (@SMQKEDQG) July 15, 2026

DTCC Reports First Live Tokenized Securities Transactions

The DTCC stated that its first live trades have now taken place using production-ready tokenized infrastructure. According to the announcement, the completed transactions included equity conversions, securities lending, and equity delivery-versus-delivery settlements.

An image attached to the announcement further explained one of the completed use cases involving Citadel Securities. It stated that traditional equities had been converted into tokenized equity positions as part of an equity token conversion process. The update formed part of DTCC’s broader “Tokenization: From Experimentation to Production” initiative, indicating that the organization is moving beyond pilot programs toward operational deployment.

Rather than focusing exclusively on Ripple, SMQKE used the DTCC milestone to emphasize Citadel Securities in a real-world tokenization project while reminding followers of an earlier investment claim related to Ripple.

Earlier Timeline Referenced in the Post

SMQKE also attached a timeline summarizing several developments involving Ripple between mid-2025 and early 2026. Among the entries was a highlighted October 2025 item claiming that Fortress and Citadel invested $500 million in Ripple. The accompanying description stated that the funding round added several Wall Street firms, including Citadel and Fortress, to Ripple’s capitalization table.

The timeline also referenced other events, including Ripple’s reported acquisitions of Rail and GTreasury, the conclusion of the SEC lawsuit, multiple spot XRP ETF launches, RLUSD integrations, and regulatory approvals. However, the highlighted investment entry received the greatest emphasis in the post, suggesting that SMQKE viewed it as particularly relevant following DTCC’s latest announcement featuring Citadel Securities.

Community Offers Clarification

The post generated responses from community members, with one user, LAX Bionic, offering a note of clarification. The commenter wrote, “Ripple is not XRP,” underscoring the distinction between Ripple, the company, and XRP as the digital asset.

While SMQKE did not explicitly claim that DTCC’s tokenization announcement involved Ripple or XRP, the juxtaposition of DTCC’s production milestone with Ripple’s earlier investment timeline appeared intended to encourage readers to consider the relationship between institutional tokenization efforts and Ripple’s reported corporate developments.