{"id":22175,"date":"2026-02-17T01:59:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sbi-holdings-says-10b-xrp-talk-is-false-heres-whats-real\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T02:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T02:00:24","slug":"sbi-holdings-says-10b-xrp-talk-is-false-heres-whats-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/sbi-holdings-says-10b-xrp-talk-is-false-heres-whats-real\/","title":{"rendered":"SBI Holdings says $10B XRP talk is false, here\u2019s what\u2019s real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">SBI Holdings has pushed back against claims circulating on social media that it holds $10 billion worth of XRP, clarifying that the figure is inaccurate and misrepresents the company\u2019s actual exposure to Ripple.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_259fc9da8a76c1706227f19323eabb26\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SBI Holdings denied holding $10 billion in XRP, correcting viral social media claims that overstated its token exposure.<\/li>\n<li>CEO Yoshitaka Kitao clarified that SBI owns around 9% of Ripple Labs, not a multibillion-dollar stash of XRP tokens.<\/li>\n<li>The company described its Ripple equity stake as a potential \u201chidden asset,\u201d suggesting long-term strategic value rather than direct crypto holdings.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SBI Holdings denies $10B XRP claims<\/h2>\n<p>The confusion appears to have stemmed from a widely shared post stating that SBI, a long-time partner of Ripple, was a \u201cholder of $10 billion in XRP\u201d while expanding its footprint in Asia through the acquisition of Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>However, SBI Holdings Chairman and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao publicly corrected the claim. In a reply on X, Kitao stated: \u201cNot $10 bil. in XRP, but around 9% of Ripple Lab. So our hidden asset could be much bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not \ud83d\udcb210 bil. in XRP.but around 9%  of <br \/>Ripple Lab. So our hidden asset could be<br \/>much bigger,<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u5317\u5c3e\u5409\u5b5d (@yoshitaka_kitao) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yoshitaka_kitao\/status\/2022851705772138784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The clarification makes a key distinction: SBI does not directly hold $10 billion worth of XRP tokens. Instead, the Japanese financial services giant owns approximately 9% of Ripple Labs, the U.S.-based blockchain payments company closely associated with XRP.<\/p>\n<p>SBI has been one of Ripple\u2019s most prominent strategic partners in Asia for years, backing joint ventures and promoting the use of Ripple\u2019s cross-border payment solutions across the region. Its equity stake in Ripple Labs represents a corporate investment, not a treasury holding of XRP tokens.<\/p>\n<p>Kitao\u2019s reference to a \u201chidden asset\u201d suggests that SBI views its Ripple equity stake as potentially undervalued, particularly if Ripple\u2019s valuation strengthens following regulatory clarity and continued expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The incident shows how quickly misinformation can spread in crypto markets, especially when equity investments and token holdings are conflated. The takeaway is clear: SBI\u2019s exposure to Ripple is significant, but it is tied to ownership in the company itself, not a multibillion-dollar XRP stockpile.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SBI Holdings has pushed back against claims circulating on social media that it holds $10 billion worth of XRP, clarifying that the figure is inaccurate and misrepresents the company\u2019s actual&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22177,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22175\/revisions\/22177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}