Ripple-backed XRP treasury company Evernorth has named OpenAI Foundation CFO Robert Kaiden and Antalpha COO Derar Islim as independent directors in its second SEC S-4 amendment, bringing AI and institutional finance expertise onto the board of the company aiming to list on Nasdaq under ticker XRPN.
Summary
- The Evernorth XRP board now includes Robert Kaiden (OpenAI Foundation CFO), Derar Islim (Antalpha COO), Ted Janus, and Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty, creating a governance structure that bridges AI, crypto, and traditional finance.
- Evernorth has raised over $1 billion in gross proceeds from investors including Ripple, SBI Holdings, Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital, with Ripple Labs contributing 126.79 million XRP directly.
- The company currently holds over 473 million XRP in treasury, valued at approximately $656 million, and plans to become the largest publicly traded XRP treasury company on Nasdaq.
Evernorth XRP treasury company filed its second amendment to its Form S-4 registration statement with the SEC, naming OpenAI Foundation CFO Robert Kaiden and Nasdaq-listed Antalpha COO Derar Islim as independent directors under Nasdaq rules. CoinGape reported that the appointments bring deep expertise in audits, financial oversight, and institutional digital asset leadership to a company that will hold XRP as its core balance sheet asset, similar in structure to how Strategy holds Bitcoin.
As crypto.news reported, Evernorth filed its initial Form S-4 on March 18, 2026, formally disclosing its business plan, leadership team, and strategy for the first time. The company is merging with Armada Acquisition Corp II, a SPAC sponsored by Arrington Capital, to achieve its public listing under XRPN. Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty is also named as a board member, maintaining Ripple’s direct governance presence in the company after Ripple Labs committed 126.79 million XRP to anchor the deal. CEO Asheesh Birla, a longtime Ripple executive, leads the combined entity. As crypto.news documented, the $1 billion raise included $200 million from SBI Holdings, making it one of the largest pre-listing XRP-focused raises in history. As crypto.news tracked, the broader XRP institutional momentum — including Goldman Sachs’ $153.8 million XRP ETF position and the NYSE Arca commodity trust filing — provides the regulatory and institutional backdrop that makes Evernorth’s public market timing strategically significant.
The bridge between AI and XRP ecosystems in Kaiden’s appointment is not incidental. Kaiden’s role at the OpenAI Foundation gives Evernorth a board member with direct visibility into how AI infrastructure is being governed and financed at the highest level, a signal that the company intends to position XRP settlement infrastructure as a relevant layer for AI-driven financial applications.
