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August 22, 2026

The Missing Piece Before XRP Explodes

The Missing Piece Before XRP Explodes. Jake Claver in this recording: “As I've mentioned many times, they have to drive liquidity into XRP before we're going to see the use of it.”

What this recording covers

Whether liquidity must precede network utility for XRP forms the primary subject of this recording. Claver explains that substantial liquidity must be established in the asset before large-scale operational use can take place. While some market participants argue that utility drives overall network value, Claver references comments by Brad Garlinghouse regarding the distinction between genuine utility and financial engineering. He emphasizes that financial engineering does not advance the sector. For XRP to function effectively as a back-end settlement mechanism for major legacy institutions such as Swift and the DTCC, the token requires deep liquidity pools to accommodate large transaction volumes. Claver also notes that continuous equities trading depends on establishing this back-end settlement capacity. Without sufficient liquidity to settle institutional volumes, around-the-clock stock market operations cannot function properly on the network.

Where this fits

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