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April 8, 2026

Is XRP the eSDR?

Is XRP the eSDR. Jake Claver on liquidity.

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What this recording covers

Claver analyzes whether XRP functions as an electronic Special Drawing Right (eSDR) within the international monetary framework. He reviews the origin of the Special Drawing Right created by the International Monetary Fund at the Bretton Woods conference in 1944, along with the end of gold convertibility in 1971. He explains that the Special Drawing Right operates as a reserve basket composed of multiple national currencies, weighted according to sovereign gross domestic product to provide liquidity to national banking systems. While some market commentators suggest that XRP could serve as the digital basket itself, Claver disagrees with that interpretation. He explains that sovereign currencies will continue to constitute the underlying basket assets. Instead, Claver states that XRP is structured to function as an exchange settlement peg and intermediary bridge between those constituent currencies, pointing to descriptive frameworks published in a 2014 International Monetary Fund paper.

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