A viewer asked: Is there a possibility XRP could be held at a lesser price for retail and appreciate only for banks and corporates? This recording is Jake Claver's answer, in full and unedited.
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What this recording covers
Claver addresses whether XRP could maintain a lower cost level for retail participants while trading at an exclusive higher tier for banking and corporate institutions. He clarifies that an asset trades at a single market equilibrium across distributed networks and secondary sidechains. Recalling a technical discussion with David Schwartz regarding sidechain architecture, Claver explains that open market arbitrage prevents any persistent division between institutional and retail settlement levels. If any artificial disparity were introduced between different network ledgers, market participants would immediately execute arbitrage trades until balance was restored. Claver explains that digital ledger mechanics ensure uniform market access, meaning institutional participants transact at the same underlying cost levels as retail market participants across the broader digital asset ecosystem.
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