Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said XRP remains central to the company’s long-term mission, addressing the community on February 11 via X. He told followers that Ripple has the potential to become a trillion-dollar crypto company, with the XRP ecosystem at the heart of the business.
Garlinghouse noted emerging technologies within the XRP ecosystem, including privacy features like zero-knowledge (zk) technology that allow transactions to be verified without exposing sensitive data. The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is positioned to be among the first major networks to unlock zk-privacy functionality in partnership with DNAOnChain.
Beyond payments, Ripple is expanding its product suite—Ripple Payments, Ripple Prime, Ripple Treasury, Custody, and the RLUSD stablecoin—toward broader real-world utility for XRP. The company emphasizes cross-border settlements where XRP serves as a bridge asset, while Ledger upgrades such as decentralized-exchange integrations aim to facilitate more regulated activity.
Garlinghouse highlighted a new partnership with Aviva Investors, a global asset manager that is tokenizing assets on the XRPL, and noted Ripple’s backing of the XLS-66 lending framework, along with XRP’s role in Ripple Prime’s collateral and liquidity services. If Ripple scales institutional adoption, integrates privacy features, and embeds XRP into core financial infrastructure, demand could be driven by utility rather than speculation, potentially impacting price action.
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