# Evernorth CEO Says XRP Per Share Will Guide Treasury Strategy By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/48737 Published: 2026-11-04T19:14:02.000Z Updated: 2026-11-04T19:14:02.000Z Section: Business > Birla said Evernorth plans to seek yield through traditional finance and on-chain activity, while deploying XRP at a measured pace with risk controls. Evernorth Holdings Inc. will measure its treasury decisions by XRP held per share, a metric Evernorth CEO Asheesh Birla said will shape acquisitions, yield strategies and capital allocation. Birla said the company intends to pursue yield through traditional finance and on-chain activity. Separately, he said Evernorth plans to deploy XRP at a measured pace and with risk controls. At the close of its [business combination on Oct. 9](), Evernorth held about 473 million XRP. Its shares began trading on Nasdaq under XRPN on Oct. 12. The company had previously outlined a plan to seek yield through [traditional finance strategies and on-chain networks](). Birla linked the approach to XRP’s focus on financial applications, including lending and decentralized finance systems being developed on the XRP Ledger. He also pointed to the digitization of real-world assets. Birla said Evernorth’s early priorities include deploying XRP carefully and working with XRP developers on the needs of financial institutions. He described the Nasdaq bell-ringing as a milestone and said the focus has shifted to execution. ## Links in this article - [business combination on Oct. 9](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/29264) - [traditional finance strategies and on-chain networks](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/40332)