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August 4, 2026

Ripple's CTO laid out the endgame for XRP.

Ripple's CTO laid out the endgame for XRP. Jake Claver, recorded August 2026.

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What this recording covers

Claver briefly references the economics of transaction fees on the XRPL in the context of a point the network's chief architect made about XRP's long-term role. He notes that after fourteen years of operation, only a small amount of XRP has been burned through fees, and that even if transaction volume grew substantially, the daily burn would remain modest. Claver implies that a reduction in per-transaction cost on the network would follow from changes to how the fee is calculated, though the transcript covers only this narrow observation and does not expand on the broader argument.

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