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Ripple Labs

Tracked because Entity connected to tracked networks · 10 documented connections
Editorial summary · AI-drafted from public records

Entity referenced in findings batch.

Facts on record1
Connections mapped10
Sources cited20
Inferential claims1
✦ Thin coverage gap +9 connected to 10 entities · only 1 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
Evidence: 1I
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
[PUBLIC COST ESTIMATE]
Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
0Money Chains
0Traced Hops
Connected Officials
Calculation Methodology

Contract values are summed from documented money flow chains where this entity appears as a source or destination node. Amounts are drawn from USASpending.gov, FEC filings, SEC EDGAR, or LD-2 lobbying registrations.

Donor contributions aggregate documented amounts from the donor_interests table, sourced from FEC individual and PAC contribution filings.

Connected officials are elected officials in our database with a mapped relationship (lobbying, board membership, campaign contribution, etc.) to this entity.

Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

All figures are drawn from public filings. Estimates are conservative — undisclosed transactions, dark money, and vanish-point hops are excluded from totals. This is a minimum documented floor, not a ceiling.

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Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing
Ripple Labs filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2019-11-26.
← Fairshake institution
donor
Ripple Labs is documented as one of the three largest funders of Fairshake during the 2023-2024 cycle.
← Sam T. Liccardo person
donor
Christian Larsen, co-founder of Ripple Labs, contributed $100,000 to the Count the Vote Super PAC that funded the CA-16 recount benefiting Liccardo.
← Yassamin Ansari person
donor
Ripple Labs contributed $45M to Fairshake which funded Protect Progress that spent over $1.3 million supporting Ansari's primary campaign.
← SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 instrument
oversight
OCC conditionally approved Ripple National Trust Bank charter application on February 12, 2025, following the rescission of SAB 121.
← Protect Progress institution
donor
Ripple is identified as one of the principal funders of the Fairshake network, which channels money into Protect Progress; representatives declined to answer questions about governance.
← Zac Moffatt person
donor
Connection documented in FINDING-2026-009
Facts (1)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 158d ago · Avg age: 1411d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
AI Analysis (1)
AI-generated inferences derived from cross-referencing primary and secondary data. These are analytical hypotheses, not established facts — they are the platform's read, not its record, and the verification pipeline covers their provenance, not their truth. Where verification stops →
⚠ flagged by Gemini AI Inferencew·40 Ripple Labs filed filing with the SEC on 2019-11-26. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (10)
→ Securities and Exchange Commission government agency
regulatory_filing primary since 2019
Ripple Labs filed a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 2019-11-26.
← Fairshake institution
donor primary since 2023
Ripple Labs is documented as one of the three largest funders of Fairshake during the 2023-2024 cycle.
oversight primary since 2025
OCC conditionally approved Ripple National Trust Bank charter application on February 12, 2025, following the rescission of SAB 121.
← Kirsten Gillibrand elected official
industry_regulatory_context inferential since 2022
Gillibrand's work on crypto regulatory frameworks and CFTC jurisdiction over digital-asset spot markets is relevant to crypto companies including Ripple Labs.
← Zac Moffatt person
donor primary
Connection documented in FINDING-2026-009
← Shomari Figures person
donor secondary since 2024
Ripple Labs is one of the crypto industry giants that funded Protect Progress super PAC, which spent $2.7 million supporting Figures' 2024 Democratic primary campaign.
← Protect Progress institution
donor primary since 2025
Ripple is identified as one of the principal funders of the Fairshake network, which channels money into Protect Progress; representatives declined to answer questions about governance.
← Sam T. Liccardo person
donor primary since 2024
Christian Larsen, co-founder of Ripple Labs, contributed $100,000 to the Count the Vote Super PAC that funded the CA-16 recount benefiting Liccardo.
← Yassamin Ansari person
donor primary since 2024
Ripple Labs contributed $45M to Fairshake which funded Protect Progress that spent over $1.3 million supporting Ansari's primary campaign.
← Fairshake PAC organization
donor inferential since 2024
Ripple has been a reported contributor to Fairshake PAC in media coverage, though not documented in the provided facts.
Sources (20)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — IRS Form 990 filings (no results) form_990 Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ripple Labs — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Ripple Labs not found in opencorporates claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt