The Trump administration’s embrace of cryptocurrencies has positioned the U.S. 
as the global hub for digital assets, ending regulatory ambiguity and sparking 
a worldwide crypto “arms race.” This shift forced African nations—once hostile 
to cryptocurrencies—to dismantle prohibitive frameworks and embrace regulation 
to avoid economic isolation. From Prohibition to Pragmatism The Trump 
administration’s aggressive pivot to […]

The GENIUS Act Effect: How US Policy Shift Ignited Africa’s Crypto Renaissance

In the evolving landscape, the narrative around XRP’s real use case is 
increasingly standing out in a market often driven by speculation. The altcoin 
is embedded in live financial workflows, particularly in cross-border payments 
and liquidity management. Its role as a bridge asset allows institutions to 
move value quickly, cheaply, and at scale, solving real inefficiencies in the 
global payments system. Why XRP Functions As A Bridge Asset In Global Payments 
This design choice is centered on understanding why its utility will drive 
price appreciation. An analyst known as SMQKE revealed on X that the core of 
this model is payment utility. XRP is designed to operate within the global 
payment infrastructure, and Ripple has integrated with existing financial 
systems to enhance speed, reduce costs, and improve settlement efficiency. 
Related Reading: Pundit Shares ‘Urgent Update’ With XRP Community – Here’s 
What He Said Through Ripple’s integrations, financial institutions adopt the 
network, and the altcoin is utilized directly to move value across borders. 
From a price perspective, this document outlines how institutional settlement 
activity has created a sustainable demand for XRP, supporting price 
appreciation through real transaction flow. Analyst Vet has highlighted the 
areas where XRP and the XRP Ledger were great in 2025. One is smart contracts, 
and a significant amount of development went into getting the alpha testnet 
live, where individuals can currently deploy and play around with it. 
Community awareness toward this also increased meaningfully. On the DeFi 
front, momentum came out strongly from late 2024, especially driven by meme 
coins. However, the activity dried out over the year. Baseline DEX activity is 
now higher than it was before the DeFi wave, but this raises the potential for 
more growth in 2026. Furthermore, interoperability has made tangible progress 
as Wormhole went live, Axelar live became operational, and yield-bearing 
issued assets were bridged onto the XRPL. Currently, Zero-Knowledge Proofs 
(ZKP) appear to be a key enabler for trust-minimized bridging. On the 
application side, existing XRPL projects and wallets doubled down. Apps became 
more polished, with new feature-rich and better integrations, while no new app 
took over the community. At the same time, tokenization stood out as one of 
the strongest verticals. RLUSD was a major milestone, complemented by smaller 
launches of other stablecoins and tokenized funds. The distribution channel of 
these assets needs a lot of work, which directly ties back to application- 
layer development. That’s why this year should be viewed as the foundation for 
2026. How Fee Destruction Changes Economic Incentives Ripple’s XRP is designed 
to compete in low-fee markets and has built programmable economics. According 
to Xfinancebull, every transaction fee is destroyed; it is not paid to 
validators, no middleman, and there is no inflation loop. Related Reading: 
Flare Launches New Way For XRP Investors To Earn This is because XRPL is 
designed to scale global payment rails, not enrich toll collectors. That’s why 
XRP is one of the few chains where volume is value, not congestion. 
Xfinancebull stated that this isn’t a trading feature, but it&#8217;s a monetary 
policy shift hidden at the protocol layer. Featured image from Pxfuel, chart 
from Tradingview.com

XRP’s Real Use Case Is Laying The Groundwork For Appreciation — Here’s How

The launch of these ETFs may influence investment trends by promoting a focus 
on domestic industries and conservative economic values.
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Trump Media debuts five Truth Social ETFs on NYSE

The digital asset treasury company backed by Winklevoss Capital seeks to 
capture 5% of the total supply of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency.

Cypherpunk lifts crypto treasury with $29M Zcash purchase

BNB price continues to hold above $800 support as RSI returns to neutral, 
signaling fading bearish momentum and opening the possibility of a rotational 
move toward higher resistance levels.

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