Evernorth shares rise on Nasdaq debut as XRP treasury strategy expands

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Evernorth Holdings shares rise as much as 5% in Nasdaq debut following the company's public trading launch and announcement of Hugo Jeandesboz as chief investment officer.
Evernorth's expected holding of 473 million XRP, valued at approximately $657 million, positions it as the largest publicly traded XRP treasury company.
XRP trades at $1.39 with $1.48 billion in 24-hour volume and $87.8 billion market capitalization, highlighting favorable conditions for Evernorth's DeFi yield strategies.

Nasdaq debut and treasury leadership changes

As reported by Cointelegraph, citing Yahoo Finance, newly listed Evernorth Holdings shares jump as much as 5% in Monday's opening print on Nasdaq as the XRP-focused treasury company starts public trading.

Earlier on Monday, the company announces former Coinbase Asset Management Co-Chief Investment Officer Hugo Jeandesboz as its new chief investment officer. He is set to lead treasury strategy, including allocation decisions, liquidity management and the active management of Evernorth's XRP holdings, according to the company's Monday announcement.

Evernorth says it deploys its XRP holdings to generate additional income through decentralized finance, or DeFi, yield strategies. On Oct. 2, shareholders of blank-check firm Armada Acquisition Corp. II approve the plan to combine the company with Evernorth.

Crypto market positioning and sector impact

Evernorth says its expected holding of about 473 million XRP would make it the largest publicly traded XRP treasury company. Based on the value cited by the company, those holdings are currently worth about $657 million, underscoring the scale of its balance-sheet exposure to the token.

XRP is recently trading at $1.39, with about $1.48 billion in trading volume over the past 24 hours, according to Coingecko data cited in the report. At that price, the token carries a market capitalization of roughly $87.8 billion, making it the fifth-largest cryptocurrency and reinforcing the market backdrop for Evernorth's treasury-focused model.

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