XRP 'Swell 2026' Event Schedule Revealed... Covers XRP ETF, Tokenization, Stablecoins

Ripple has revealed the detailed schedule for its 'Swell 2026' event taking place in New York from October 27 to 29. According to blockchain media U.Today, the event marks the first integration of Ripple's 'Swell' and 'Apex' conferences, featuring over 100 speakers and 80 sessions.

Speakers include Ripple CEO Brad Gallinghouse, CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy, Blyssy CEO Tom Pally, and actor Matt Damon, co-founder of Waterdotorg. Key figures from BNY, Coinbase, Robinhood, Barclays, State Street, and Jump Trading will also participate.

The event will be held across three stages with main topics focusing on liquidity and payments in finance, real-world asset tokenization, and stablecoin operations in banking-grade environments. Discussions will cover the first year of spot XRP ETFs, AI agents moving money, and post-quantum security. Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz will address the next phase of XRP Ledger.

On day one, Brad Gallinghouse will deliver opening remarks followed by a 20-minute discussion. Monica Long, Ripple President, will moderate a session with John Kerbrat, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Crypto at Robinhood. Terrence Duffy will also participate in a main stage session separately.

Anchal Malhotra will present on the next phase of XRPL research, while Jasmine Cooper, VP of RippleX products, will outline XRPL's roadmap for institutional DeFi stack development. Mayuka Bada, Ripple software engineer, will introduce new directions in XRP Ledger development focusing on smart features.

AI and payment infrastructure sessions will feature representatives from Mastercard, Amazon Web Services, Privy, and ZeroHash. Jack McDonald, Ripple Stablecoin Senior Vice President, will moderate a discussion with Brett Teseo, Coinbase Institutional Co-CEO, about cryptocurrency infrastructure development. On day two, Brad Gallinghouse will again join Tom Pally for a main stage discussion.