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[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@EconoLeap @bearableguy123 @elonmusk @NFAdotcrypto @ClearPill589

[NotFinancialAdvice.Crypto @NFAdotcrypto]

WHY IS HE SO BULLISH? 🎶😤

[Astronomy Vibes @AstronomyVibes]

🚨 Your brain is running on just 12 watts right now while processing this sentence. An AI system would need 2.7 billion watts to do the same thing.

That's not a typo. The human brain operates on roughly the same amount of power as a dim light bulb, yet it can recognize faces, solve complex problems, create art, and experience emotions simultaneously. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence systems require massive data centers consuming enough electricity to power entire cities just to simulate a fraction of what your brain does effortlessly.

Think about what your brain accomplished just reading this far. It decoded symbols into meaning, connected new information to existing memories, probably triggered some emotional responses, and maybe even started forming opinions about AI energy consumption. All while maintaining your heartbeat, breathing, and thousands of other bodily functions. Total power consumption: 12 watts.

The most advanced AI systems need server farms filled with thousands of high-powered processors, industrial cooling systems, and backup power supplies. They consume roughly 225 million times more energy than your brain to perform similar cognitive tasks. It's like comparing a bicycle to a freight train in terms of efficiency.

This incredible disparity reveals just how remarkably evolution has optimized biological intelligence. Millions of years of natural selection created a thinking machine so efficient it makes our most advanced technology look primitive and wasteful by comparison.

Your smartphone uses more power than your brain while being infinitely less capable. Every thought you're having right now represents the pinnacle of energy-efficient computing, wrapped in three pounds of biological tissue that somehow generates consciousness, creativity, and dreams.

Nature got there first, and we're still trying to catch up.

[X-Art ☀️ @Dogeh8er]

2026 has its rockstar - @bgarlinghouse 🤘

And this goes far beyond crypto or #XRP

On drums: @JoelKatz • Piano: @NFAdotcrypto • Guitar: @SaluteXRPL

[Ripple @Ripple]

Ripple Swell: We’re collaborating with @Mastercard, WebBank, and @Gemini to introduce $RLUSD settlement on the XRP Ledger for fiat credit card payments, starting with the Gemini XRP Credit Card: https://t.co/lMQ5qnthLT

This initiative sets a new benchmark for institutional efficiency, enabling faster, compliant, and more transparent settlement within traditional finance.

The future of payments is here.

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@TestoConsultant Libido

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@MLB @Topps That's a beauty 🔥

[MLB @MLB]

We're giving away this autographed Vladimir Guerrero Jr. @Topps card! 😍

Repost and reply for your chance to win

[Observing Consciousness @holonabove]

@qanon416 The BQQMS keep flying... now another arm of the Holy Trinity takes a direct missile strike! The Vatican...
https://t.co/035rl6akhJ

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@FoJAk3 @NFAdotcrypto

[Ed @Ed_Alviar]

The greatest scam in history...

The creation of the Federal Reserve:

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@EconoLeap I guess not including....August 5 - sept 7 =33 days

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@EconoLeap @dekoding589 @ClearPill589

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@EconoLeap May 8 2025 (589) to August 5 2025 (589) = 88days "outta time"

[Pratter @Pratter_86]

@cryptofergani @grok Worth a shot @grok

[Chad Steingraber @ChadSteingraber]

The past 4 Hour XRP Volume and Net Inflows

Here's what is next - because the LAW is in multiple parts - not just "one" set:

1 - Tomorrow, the stablecoin bill will be signed into law on a Friday afternoon. The weekend will be speculation as to what happens.

2 - Next week, businesses, banks and corporations will begin digesting the law and setting their course -- lots of decisions and expect announcements of strategies start hitting like wildfire - no one wants to be "last".

3 - The Clarity Act (Crypto Market) goes to Senate, the rest of the crypto market still NEEDS their law in place. This could take months more since Congress goes onto August Recess. Don't expect anything else passing into law until the earliest in September.

THAT MEANS - the final set of LAW isn't here for another 2 MONTHS AT LEAST. But, they ALL know it's coming now, there is no stopping it. There is limited time.

The Stablecoin Law opens the floodgates of money to enter the crypto space, bringing massive onramps for the next 2 months.

This is the key that unlocks everything, unlocks the entire US capital markets to throw every single dollar at the crypto space that they can.

We are now in the Price Before Law timeline, and it can come out of nowhere at any moment.

Good luck to you all.

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

@BankingGOP My full testimony for the hearing is available here: https://t.co/NHTh8wKQMc

[ᴍᴇʀʟɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴢᴀʀᴅ @MerlinXRP]

Is it me or has the atmosphere shifted?...

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

True to our long-standing compliance roots, @Ripple is applying for a national bank charter from the OCC. If approved, we would have both state (via NYDFS) and federal oversight, a new (and unique!) benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market.

Earlier in the week via @StandardCustody, we also applied for a Fed Master account -- while Congress is working towards clear rules and regulations, and banks (in a far cry from the years of Operation Chokepoint 2.0) are leaning in, this access would allow us to hold $RLUSD reserves directly with the Fed and provide an additional layer of security to future proof trust in RLUSD.

Ripple always has and will continue to build trusted, battle-tested and secure infrastructure. In a $250B+ market, RLUSD stands out for putting regulation first, setting the standard that institutions expect.

[Claire Taylor 🇬🇧ioekah Lumish , ( Alcyone ) @ClaireT13274488]

It’s your consciousness