Ripple has released the full agenda for Swell 2026, scheduled for Oct. 27–29 at The Shed in Manhattan. The company expects more than 1,500 attendees, over 100 speakers and more than 80 sessions across three tracks. For the first time, Swell will combine with the Apex summit and the UBRI Connect academic conference.
Sessions are set to cover digital asset markets, payments and blockchain development, including the XRP Ledger and Ripple USD (RLUSD). Separately, Standard Chartered launched an RLUSD custody service for eligible institutions on Oct. 12. A planned arrangement that would let eligible RLUSD holdings support trading at LMAX Group while remaining in the bank’s custody still depends on documentation, testing, legal and regulatory requirements, internal approvals and jurisdictional readiness.
