Ripple has announced the dates for its next flagship event, giving the XRP community and institutional partners an early look at what lies ahead. In a post shared on social media platform X, the company confirmed that Swell will return to New York City from October 27 to October 29, 2026.

The update comes after a high-profile Swell 2025 conference in New York that placed Ripple at the center of discussions around institutional adoption, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure of the XRP ecosystem.

Ripple Confirms Swell 2026 Dates

Ripple’s announcement confirmed that Swell will once again be hosted in New York City, this time spanning three days from October 27 to October 29, 2026. The company encouraged its community to mark their calendars early; more information will follow in the new year.

The announcement carries added significance, as Ripple also revealed a major change to the structure of its annual events, setting the stage for what it describes as a larger and more unified gathering. Apart from the dates and location, Ripple noted that the 2026 edition is designed to be larger in scope. “Builders, financial leaders, and industry partners will be together under one roof, creating an unforgettable experience,” the announcement noted. 

One of the most notable elements of the announcement is the decision to merge Swell and Apex into a single event. Swell events have always been focused on institutional finance, payments, and policy discussions, while Apex catered more directly to developers building on the XRP Ledger. The most recent Swell 2025 event was hosted in New York, while the Apex 2025 event was hosted in the first half of the year in Singapore. 

However, by combining the two, Ripple appears to be planning to promote a better alignment between institutional adoption and on-chain development of the XRP Ledger. This unified format is something to look forward to, as the event is expected to bridge the gap between financial institutions and technical builders, rather than treating them as separate audiences.

Looking Back At Swell 2025

The announcement also draws added weight from how Swell 2025 unfolded. The 2025 event in New York was widely viewed as one of Ripple’s most consequential conferences to date, featuring strong institutional representation and focused discussions on stablecoins, tokenized assets, and cross-border settlement.

The event took place on November 4 and November 5, 2025. Not long after the event, the first Spot XRP ETF was launched in the US.

Ripple Swell 2025 drew a high-profile mix of Ripple executives, institutional leaders, and policymakers. Ripple’s leadership was represented by CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Executive Chairman Chris Larsen, and President Monica Long, all of whom took part in key sessions. 

Notable attendees from traditional finance included Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman and BlackRock’s Director of Digital Assets Maxwell Stein. The event also featured David Ripley, Co-CEO of Kraken; Sandy Kaul of Franklin Templeton; US Representative Ritchie Torres; and Patrick Witt from the White House’s President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, to name a few.

• Monad maintains a bullish momentum after a strong mainnet launch and ecosystem integrations.
• Binance Futures will delist PONKE, SWELL, and QUICK on November 28.
• The three altcoins brace for intensified volatility in the coming few sessions.

The digital currency market is performing relatively well on Tuesday, with the value of all cryptocurrencies testing the $3 trillion mark after 2% surge in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, analysts are now forecasting substantial rebounds after today’s US PPI indicated cooling inflation and chances of the Fed lowering interest rates during the December meeting.

This article evaluates three tokens that remained in the limelight over the past 24 hours.

New Monad steals the show

The Layer 1 Monad has been in the spotlight amid its highly anticipated mainnet and token release, which happened yesterday, on November 24.

Meanwhile, native token MON has surprised analysts and traders.

Experts had forecasted bearish performance for the new token, citing previous trends and broader market weakness.

Indeed, most projects suffer immense selling pressure after official launches as the community locks profits after giveaways/airdrops.

However, the story is different for MON. The alt saw a brief decline after launch, hitting an intraday low of $0.02252.

However, continued excitement as leading projects like PancakeSwap and Solana revived optimism on the project, catalysing notable bounce-backs overnight.

The asset is now exchanging hands at $0.03931 after an over 60% gain on the 24-hour timeframe.

MON’s daily trading volume has skyrocketed by more than 4,700% to $1.11 billion.

That signals robust interest in the $424 million market-cap project.

Though the L1 sector could appear saturated, Monad’s EVM-compatibility perks and transaction settlement of up to 10,000 TPS (transactions per second).

Indeed, this developer familiarity and massive throughput positioned MON as a technically promising new player in the Layer 1 landscape.

Binance to delist PONKE, QUICK, and SWELL contracts

While the Monad community buzzed with optimism, Binance Futures rattled the altcoin space with a crucial announcement.

The team took it to X to confirm removing perpetual contracts of PONKE, QUICK, and SWELL on Friday, November 28, adding:

“The contracts will be delisted after the settlement is complete.

As anticipated, the mentioned tokens turned bearish after the announcement.

The trio plunged by over 5% in the past day.

While they are displaying resilience, possibly due to prevailing improved broader sentiments, the next few sessions, until November 28, look poised for overwhelming volatility.

The team warned about intensified fluctuations, thinned liquidity, and increased liquidation risks during the final hour before the last settlement. They said:

Users are strongly advised to actively monitor and manage open positions during the final hour, as the period may be subject to heightened volatility and reduced liquidity.

Meanwhile, Binance has urged users with active positions to close them before the listing time, Friday at 09:00 UTC, or face automatic settlement.

Moreover, individuals will no longer open new positions on the three contracts starting November 28 at 08:30 UTC.

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