RIPPLE CTO JUST MADE A SHOCKING XRP STATEMENT (HUGE XRP NEWS!)

Institutional DeFi Focus - XRP Ledger has entered the top tier of institutional DeFi with over 1 billion USD in monthly stablecoin volume and top 10 RWA activity [4] - Ripple is building infrastructure to power the internet of value through acquisitions, focusing on institutional players [8][9][10][11] - Ripple is developing a portal for the XRP Ledger and XRP for institutional DeFi, anticipated to launch potentially in 2026 [12] Lending Protocol and Yield Generation - XRP Ledger lending protocol is coming, offering fixed-term, fixed-rate, uncollateralized credit for institutions and yield opportunities for XRP holders [18] - XRP's 124 billion USD market cap can be lent into institutional credit facilities to generate real yield [22] - Evernorth, backed by companies like SBI, Ripple, Pantara, and Kraken, is an institutional participant in the XRP ecosystem, actively managing XRP holdings through yield generation [24] Partnerships and Adoption - Major institutions like City, BlackRock, Fidelity, JP Morgan, Mastercard, State Street, DBS, Society General, NASDAQ, BNY, and Franklin Templeton are becoming Ripple partners [15][16][17] - Token Relations indicates XRP has seen its institutional activity drive retail adoption [29] - Over the next year or two, increased retail adoption is expected through major institutional players diving into the XRP Ledger and XRP [32] Technological Advancements - Ripple introduced permissioned DEXs on the XRP Ledger, unlocking institutional access to DeFi [33] - The XRP Ledger is evolving to enable use cases like FX swaps (a 75 trillion USD per day market), payroll payouts, cross-border B2B payments, and corporate treasury [34] - The lending protocol and ZKPs are key components expected to be in place, potentially leading to a full launch in 2026 [13][37]