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August 4, 2026

XRP Will Be the Chosen One, Here's Why

XRP Will Be the Chosen One, Here's Why. Jake Claver in this recording: “The answer is not to kill DeFi, but the answer is to regulate the risk layer properly, especially when we're talking about liquidity pools.”

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What this recording covers

Claver argues that for institutional capital to enter DeFi at scale, liquidity pools must have an accountable operator rather than remaining anonymous and unregulated. He walks through the questions institutions cannot currently answer about DeFi: who controls the pool, who approves the strategy, who verifies participants, and who is liable if something goes wrong. He then describes what regulated liquidity pools would require, including registration with the appropriate regulator depending on whether the pool holds commodities or securities, KYC and KYB identity verification, transparent risk disclosures, on-chain proof paired with off-chain enforceability, and predetermined emergency protocols. Claver also introduces the concept of know-your-agent verification for AI trading agents acting on behalf of institutions. He concludes that the XRPL already has the technical architecture, including instant settlement, a built-in decentralised exchange, and reliable uptime, to serve as the foundation for this regulated model.

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