Some thoughts on maximalism… let me say this as clearly as I can – the crypto industry has a real shot, here and now, to achieve the many goals we have in common, IF we work together instead of tearing each other down. This is not, and never will be, a zero-sum game.
• I own XRP, BTC, and ETH among a handful of others – we live in a multichain world, and I’ve advocated for a level-playing field, instead of one token versus another.
• If a govt digital asset reserve is created - I believe it should be representative of the industry, not just one token (whether it be BTC, XRP or anything else).
• Maximalism remains the enemy of crypto progress, and I’m very glad to see fewer and fewer folks ascribe to this outdated and misinformed thinking.
What makes $XRP unique?
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4 billion transactions.
3–5 second settlements.
Less than a penny each.
A community that never stopped believing.
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The Clarity Act is the single most important catalyst for the crypto asset space.💯
What is taking place in this room is historic for the entire asset class.🌐
The rules of the road are being established.📝
Trillions of dollars patiently waiting on the sidelines are watching this moment unfold.💰
Utility tokens will finally rise to dominance as a result of regulatory clarity.☝️
This is the moment holders of infrastructure protocol tokens have been waiting years for.🔑
And I feel nothing but honor and privilege watching all of this unfold in real time.
The financial system doesn’t change because prices move.
The system changes when rules are written to allow new technology to be introduced.🔒
#InsideTheRoom💨
🚨 HUGE WIN FOR CRYPTO!
U.S. Senate Banking Committee just PASSED the Clarity Act 15-9!
This bill is heading to the full Senate - regulatory clarity is finally here.
Bullish for $BTC, $XRP & the entire market?
Ondo, Kinexys by @jpmorgan, @Mastercard, & @Ripple successfully completed a landmark pilot transaction connecting the XRP ledger with interbank settlement rails.
This milestone marks the first time tokenized U.S. Treasuries have settled across borders and banks in near real time and outside traditional banking windows.
1. Ondo processed Ripple’s OUSG redemption on XRP Ledger
2. Mastercard's Multi-Token Network routed instructions to Kinexys by J.P. Morgan
3. J.P. Morgan delivered USD to Ripple's Singapore bank account
Tokenized assets are no longer separate from the global financial system. For the first time, a public blockchain and global banking infrastructure settled a cross-border transaction of a tokenized fund together in real time.
Together, we’re laying the groundwork for 24/7 global markets that never close.
🚨 COINBASE'S DIRTY SECRET IS OUT
Ripple's own CTO @JoelKatz hinted at it in a "hypothetical." Justin Sun confirmed it. Andre Cronje screamed it from the rooftops.
Coinbase tells the world "listings are FREE"
Meanwhile founders allege they were quoted:
> $80M in TRX + $250M BTC deposit, Justin Sun / TRON
> $30M → $300M → $60M, Andre Cronje / Sonic Labs
> $1M–$5M per exchange to list $XRP in 2017 per SEC filings
Brian Armstrong says it's free. Founders say otherwise.
The SEC spent years going after Ripple while Coinbase was allegedly running a pay-to-play tollbooth for the entire crypto industry.
Ripple didn't bow. $XRP survived.
Now it's back on Coinbase.
Who won? 👇
🚨BREAKING: Coinbase HOLDING Up CLARITY Act or SAVING The Crypto Community? — COINBASE 35% COMMISSION EXPOSED 🤯🔥
As the Senate prepares to drop the FINAL CLARITY Act draft NEXT WEEK, @Coinbase is pushing back HARD — warning the latest version could quietly DAMAGE the entire crypto economy. 👀
@Coinbase and @Circle generated around $2.75 BILLION from $USDC reserves in 2025 — with over 60% flowing to Coinbase, and roughly $1.35 BILLION tied DIRECTLY to rewards revenue. 🤯
@Coinbase takes up to 35% COMMISSION on staking rewards across MAJOR coins like $ADA, $ATOM, $AVAX, $DOT, $ETH, $MATIC, $SOL, and $XTZ. 😳
👉 A DIRECT CUT from the YIELD YOU earn.
And now — the CLARITY Act threatens to BAN “PASSIVE YIELD” entirely. 🚨
Meaning NO rewards just for holding stablecoins like $USDC.
So suddenly this fight makes a LOT more sense… 👀
Because @Coinbase isn’t just defending “crypto innovation” — it's protecting a MASSIVE revenue engine tied directly to USER YIELD. 🔥
Die Deutsche Bank schlägt ein neues Kapitel in der Modernisierung des globalen Finanzwesens auf. Durch die verstärkte Integration von Technologien aus dem Ripple-Ökosystem zielt das Frankfurter Geldhaus darauf ab, die oft als veraltet kritisierten Strukturen des weltweiten Geldtransfers grundlegend zu reformieren. Im Fokus stehen dabei nicht nur grenzüberschreitende Zahlungen, sondern auch das komplexe Devisengeschäft sowie die sichere Verwahrung digitaler Vermögenswerte.
Bisher galten Auslandsüberweisungen als das Sorgenkind der Finanzbranche: Sie sind meist langsam, intransparent und mit hohen Gebühren verbunden. Die Deutsche Bank nutzt nun Blockchain-Lösungen, die durch die Technologie von Ripple angetrieben werden, um diese Reibungsverluste zu eliminieren. Anstatt Werte über mühsame Ketten von Korrespondenzbanken zu bewegen, ermöglichen diese Infrastrukturen einen direkten Transfer.
Während klassische Überweisungen oft mehrere Tage in Anspruch nehmen, verkürzt die neue Infrastruktur diesen Prozess auf wenige Sekunden. Dies bietet enorme Vorteile für Multi-Währungs-Konten und den globalen Devisenhandel, da Liquidität nun in Echtzeit bereitgestellt werden kann. Zudem erhöht die Blockchain-Dokumentation die Sicherheit, da jede Transaktion manipulationssicher und sofort nachvollziehbar ist.
Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen dieses technologischen Schwenks sind gewaltig. Schätzungen gehen davon aus, dass der Einsatz von Distributed-Ledger-Technologie (DLT) die operativen Kosten im globalen Zahlungsverkehr um bis zu 30 Prozent senken kann. Angesichts von Transaktionsvolumina, die weltweit in die Billionen gehen, ergeben sich hieraus enorme Einsparpotenziale für das Institut und seine Kunden.
Neben dem Zahlungsverkehr forciert die Deutsche Bank das Feld der "Digital Asset Custody". Ziel ist es, Kunden die Verwahrung digitaler Vermögenswerte mit derselben Sicherheit anzubieten, die sie von klassischen Wertpapieren gewohnt sind. Die Skalierbarkeit der Ripple-Infrastruktur bildet hierfür das technologische Fundament.
🚨BREAKING: Major Crypto Brokerage Caleb & Brown Calls Banking System “OLD DINOSAUR” — Says Ripple Is “THE NEW SWIFT” 🤯🔥
During a recent interview on the @paulbarontv show, executives from global crypto brokerage @calebandbrown revealed they are now fully live with @Ripple Payments. 👀
They called the current banking system as “old dinosaur” creating big operational problems when scaling a serious crypto business — UNTIL THEY STARTED TO WORK WITH RIPPLE.
“With Ripple payments, our accounting team can just click through and wipe out hundreds and hundreds of US dollar withdrawals in a matter of MINUTES instead of HOURS.” 😳
“You’re essentially using the NEW SWIFT.” 🚀🔥
@Cryptoinsightuk@WietseWind The proposition was: We are experiencing rising costs due to rising usage. To be able to keep Xaman running we need to find a way to cover running costs. I remember voting for a user fee as I found it fair that usage frequency should influence contribution.
@Cryptoinsightuk Well, to be fair. It was what the users wanted and voted for. I can remember @WietseWind polling and asking Xaman (then Xumm) users what their preference would be. Giving a couple options, of which a subscription fee or a user fee were options.
It is Aug 16, 2025. In my Twitter DM's, a worried community member asks for help/advice.
He has $200k in XRP in an XRPL account, and he set up Multi Sign. Then he set up multi sign for the accounts he used for the initial Multi Sign. Unknowingly, he created a "nested Multi Sign" setup.
While the XRPL allows one to configure this, it creates a condition that can never be resolved: even with access to the secrets belonging to the nested Multi Sign accounts, the XRPL will never accept the signatures because of the nested condition.
At @XRPLLabs we can't just fix this, because code is law and the XRPL code happens to allow setting up a condition where one is locked out of their wallet 🥹
The only way to resolve this, is an amendment. An amendment that allows for nested signatures. I don't know many people who can actually code this, but I happen to have the privilege of working alongside of one of the few: @RichardXRPL. And @sereneblade is a loing long time contributor to the XRPL and good friend of @XRPLLabs.
So what did we do? We discussed, and started coding. Resulting in an amendment we submitted today to the rippled/XRPL code base. With this code change, merged into a future release by @RippleXDev and voted in by validators, our community member reaching out to me on August 16th last year will get access to his funds again.
Here's the (hopefully to be merged and voted in) amendment: https://t.co/5yXk4z1XIk
There are some take-aways here 😉
Yours,
Your friends at @XRPLLabs 🙏
So let me get this straight…
Jeffrey Epstein admits he spoke with Satoshi, paid the salaries of roughly 60% of Bitcoin’s core developers, was a lead investor in Blockstream (responsible for the majority of major protocol changes, the centralized Lightning Network, and significant network influence), and was the #1 largest single investor in Coinbase.
Epstein was also close friends with Brock Pierce, founder of Tether, the largest fraud in the world, and key player in manipulating price of Bitcoin. Pierce was also "coincidentally" accused of sexual abuse in 2000 and then arrested in Spain in 2002 for child sexual abuse. The emails reveal they had long discussions (& presumably other stuff) at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, where Pierce urged Epstein to fund Tether and they even discussed the buyout of Mt. Gox, which later spectacularly rug-pulled and collapsed.
Epstein also had talks with Blockstream executives, where they described Ripple and Stellar as “bad for the ecosystem we are building,” effectively working to freeze them out of shared funding circles. This coincides with the timing of the beginning of the Bitcoin maximalist campaign that spread widespread misinformation about both projects.
It was also revealed that Epstein was close friends with Larry Summers (Obama/Clinton ally), who helped create Digital Currency Group (DCG), which owns Foundry USA (#1 largest Bitcoin mining pool in the world), Grayscale/GBTC (one of the largest Bitcoin ETFs), Genesis (which collapsed amid fraud allegations), and CoinDesk (#1 largest Bitcoin media site).
Got it…
🔥.@Ripple has officially secured its full EMI license from Luxembourg! 🇱🇺
While others are still wondering WTF just happened, @Ripple now holds 75+ global licenses, including the two most critical financial hubs: London 🇬🇧 and Luxembourg 🇪🇺.
With full "passporting" rights across all 27 EU nations, the gateway to institutional adoption of $XRP and $RLUSDis officially now WIDE OPEN. Once this happens in the US with Clarity - YKWTD