What Axelar AXL Just Announced With XRP Is Massive!

XRP Ecosystem & DeFi - XRP ecosystem has been lacking DeFi and DeFi use cases, Axel enables opportunities for XRP ledger through interoperability and EVM side chain [1][2][9] - XRP's current TVL is approximately $95-96 million, which is small considering XRP's market cap of over $160 billion [9][10] - Only nine protocols are tied to the XRP ledger, indicating a limited DeFi ecosystem [10] - DeFi has always been a crucial piece of crypto, and for XRP, it's always been a lackluster area until now with Axel [16][17] Axelar & MXRP - Axelar is live on the XRP ledger and launching a new product, building upon the partnership to enhance XRP ledger's interoperability across blockchains [7][8] - Axelar will enable new yield sources for XRP, capturing USD denominated yield from Ethereum or Solana to buy more XRP and distribute as XRP denominated yield to XRP holders, but this opportunity will only be open to non-US holders [11][12] - MXRP becomes a perpetual buyer of XRP, driving demand via advanced strategies and autocompounding, strengthening the XRP ecosystem and liquidity [13][14] - MXRP will likely be the biggest catalyst this quarter to drive significant adoption and activity on the XRP ledger, offering a potential 10% APY on XRP through DeFi yield [18][24] Market Perspective - Axelar is currently ranked number 164, with a market cap of approximately $304 million and a fully diluted value of $356 million [4] - Axelar is down 64% from its all-time highs, presenting a potential buying opportunity [5] - The co-founder of Axelar Network unveiled XRP's first liquid staking token MXRP, providing an annual return of about roughly 10% [23][24]