XRP_WIZARD

Follow the money

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

With today’s close of Hidden Road (now Ripple Prime), Ripple has announced 5 major acquisitions in ~2 years (GTreasury last week, Rail in August, Standard Custody in 2024, Metaco in 2023). As we continue to build solutions towards enabling an Internet of Value – I’m reminding you all that XRP sits at the center of everything Ripple does. Lock in.

[XRP_WIZARD @XRP_WIZARD]

Midnight airdrop

XRP holders using ledger are unable to claim.

Are we missing out?

exposing cold wallets to hot wallets
Ledger to Xaman
what are you doing? OCT20 is approaching

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[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

The smartest (and maybe the funniest) person I know. A true OG in crypto with the conviction and vision to see what others couldn’t - you are a legend. Thank you David for everything you’ve done for the industry, for Ripple and for the XRP Ledger. We are all forever grateful… and in awe of your immense impact.

I’m not taking our weekly check-ins off the calendar though… and am glad you won’t be far as you join the Ripple board, continuing to impart your deep crypto wisdom and guidance on what we’re building. Wait...does this mean you’re my boss now!?!

[David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz @JoelKatz]

As happens in one’s life, I’ve been taking stock of my last 40 years. It’s been a wild ride. I’ve gone from consulting for the NSA to watching the early stages of Bitcoin. Then, I met Arthur, Jed, and Chris and worked on coding the XRP Ledger. Now, I’ve spent more than 13 years at Ripple.

I can’t begin to explain the depth of my gratitude to this company, the people who work here, and the community that surrounds XRPL. It’s been one of the greatest honors and experiences of my life, second only to my amazing family.

The time has come for me to step back from my day-to-day duties as Ripple CTO at the end of this year. I’m really looking forward to spending more time with the kids and grandkids and going back to the hobbies I set aside. But be warned, I’m not going away from the XRP community. You haven’t seen the last of me (now, or ever).

The last few months I’ve been tinkering on the side – spinning up my own XRPL node and publishing its output data, researching other use cases for XRP (besides what Ripple is focused on), and more. I truly enjoy this part — getting my hands dirty, talking to builders, coding for the pure love of it — and I’m really excited to get back to that. More to come on this very soon, I’m sure.

But back to gratitude — to Brad and Monica — leaders who have been here nearly as long as I have, and are the very soul of Ripple itself. To Chris, who took a huge leap of faith and never wavered. To Arthur, who had the big ideas every time we needed them. To the RippleX team, ledger developers, community members, builders, and everyone else — it’s been an honor being in the trenches with you all. Thank you for everything you have done for the XRPL. I have total confidence in the next generation of leaders and builders – including Dennis Jarosch (Ripple’s SVP of Engineering) – and far too many others to name in the XRP community who will carry the torch.

I’ll still be in and out of the Ripple office as CTO Emeritus, and as my last task at Ripple, Chris asked me to join Ripple's Board of Directors to continue supporting the company’s mission and long-term vision...and I accept!

I look forward to seeing the rest of you at XRP community events around the world.

– JoelKatz

[Jack McDonald @_JackMcDonald_]

1/With the signing of the GENIUS Act, we’re seeing more consumer companies, retailers, platforms, and tech firms explore whether they need their own stablecoin.

But let’s be clear: launching a stablecoin isn’t like launching a new app. It’s infrastructure. And getting it wrong has real consequences. 🧵

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

Like clockwork, with success and market rallies, scammers ramp up their attacks on the crypto community -- PLEASE BEWARE of the latest scam targeting the XRP family on @YouTube and impersonating @Ripple’s official account! We will keep reporting these - please do the same.

As always, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

ICYMI in the midst of all the regulatory goodness last Friday…
@bluechip_org ranked $RLUSD as the *#1* most trusted stablecoin in the market.

[Ripple @Ripple]

In partnership with Ctrl Alt and the Dubai @Land_Department, Ripple Custody will deliver scalable and secure storage for the Dubai Land Department’s tokenized real estate title deeds, which have been issued on the XRP Ledger - enabling fractional ownership, transparency, and global access to Dubai’s real estate market.

Learn how Ripple is delivering the infrastructure to power the tokenized economy: https://t.co/K7nawAa3Nn

[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.

[Ripple @Ripple]

🌎 The 2024 Ripple Impact Report is here. As Ripple Impact enters its 8th year, we've now deployed $200M for good. 2024 saw exciting new partnerships and continued progress in our commitments to impactful finance, blockchain research, sustainability and local communities. Dive in to learn more https://t.co/0GDYqBvYrm

[XRP_WIZARD @XRP_WIZARD]

@MoonLamboio Moon Lambo spreads hate and lies, baiting people to cause frustration and anger.
You will have your day

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@PeterSchiff A new king will rise

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@JoeCarlasare Glad your opinion means nothing
Just like mine

[Ripple @Ripple]

What’s ahead for stablecoins, custody & tokenized assets?

@MonicaLongSF dives into $RLUSD, XRP ETFs, growing Ripple Payments & Custody momentum and the next wave of institutional adoption with @TokenizedPod.

Tune in now! 🎧👇

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@360_trader

[Monica Long @MonicaLongSF]

South Korea is gearing up for a wave of institutional crypto adoption — very excited for Ripple Custody to plant another flag in APAC with @BDACSKorea for XRP and RLUSD. The importance for secure, institutional-grade custody technology can’t be overstated, especially as enterprises prepare for an influx of crypto interest.

[Ripple @Ripple]

The future of finance is onchain.

With enterprise-grade compliance features, a native DEX and AMM, accelerating RWA tokenization growth, and a global developer community, the XRPL is built for the next generation of institutional finance with fully open-source technology.

[Ripple @Ripple]

Last week, $1.4B was lost in a security breach.

Secure and compliant crypto security isn’t nice to have, it’s a necessity. https://t.co/Tm38RyWmZL

Learn how Ripple Custody provides institutional-grade security, built for trust and resilience. https://t.co/liWzTvBxVU

[David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz @JoelKatz]

It’s here - Ripple’s roadmap for institutional DeFi on the XRP Ledger in 2025. As roadmaps go, I (personally) think this one is pretty great – outlining a clear direction with use cases and features (available and to be proposed) of what Ripple will be focused on contributing to the XRPL this year.

Welcome thoughts, feedback and memes. Maybe prayers.

[XRP_WIZARD @XRP_WIZARD]

Crash before a pump? would never happen.
stay patient
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