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Story: Ripple CTO: XRP is the Bridge Currency for the Future of Tokenized Finance

By Sakamoto Nashi

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Why Volatility Isn’t Always a Problem in Cross-Border Transfers. Schwartz explained that volatility doesn’t necessarily disqualify an asset from being useful in…

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XRP’s Role in a Fragmented Global Financial System. Schwartz emphasized that XRP’s core value lies in its neutrality and its ability to operate…

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XRPL and the Compliance Challenge. In addition to discussing XRP itself, Schwartz highlighted the capabilities of the XRP Ledger…

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Looking Ahead: XRP’s Future in Tokenized Markets. As more financial markets move toward tokenization—where traditional assets are represented as…

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Conclusion. Ripple’s David Schwartz makes a compelling case for XRP as a core infrastructure component in the…

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Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, believes that XRP is ideally suited to become a key settlement layer in the emerging tokenized financial ecosystem.

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Schwartz made these comments in response to a question posed by investor and content creator Andrei Jikh on the platform X (formerly Twitter).

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“There are use cases where volatility isn’t a minus, or is even a plus,” Schwartz said. “Generally, for most digital assets the general view is that the upside is worth more than…

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When used as a bridge currency, XRP is only held momentarily between two fiat or tokenized assets during a transaction.

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He further explained that XRP’s real-time liquidity is a major benefit in today’s fragmented financial landscape.

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In addition to discussing XRP itself, Schwartz highlighted the capabilities of the XRP Ledger (XRPL), Ripple’s decentralized blockchain infrastructure.

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“Even Ripple can’t use the XRPL DEX for payments yet because we can’t be sure a terrorist won’t provide the liquidity for payment,” Schwartz admitted.

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To address these regulatory concerns, Ripple is currently developing permissioned features within the XRPL.

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As more financial markets move toward tokenization—where traditional assets are represented as digital tokens on blockchains—the need for interoperability and real-time…

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“XRP was purpose-built for this,” he said, referring to the asset’s ability to support scalable and secure settlement flows.

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