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After years of compression, XRP is quietly approaching a moment where the 
market will see a true structural break. This breakout is about a high- 
timeframe setup where market structure is on the verge of shifting. It is also 
the potential resolution of a multi-year structure that has compressed prices, 
absorbed supply, and conditioned participants to underestimate what comes 
next. Why Volatility Has Collapsed Ahead Of Expansion At the least expected 
time, XRP will print a legendary candle that will set a structural foundation 
and never move down. A crypto investor known as 24HRSCRYPTO noted on X that 
this move that is coming won&#8217;t be powered by retail hype, but by real economic 
activity on the XRP Ledger. When the altcoin begins to function as a 
settlement asset, volatility will become a liability, rather than a feature. 
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Additionally, the payment rails, liquidity provisioning, and institutional 
settlement system will require price stability. A bridge asset referred to as 
a vehicle currency cannot swing 30-40% and still clear trillions in value. As 
volume and utility increase, XRP begins to transition from a speculative 
instrument into market infrastructure. Liquidity depth would be key to absorb 
shocks, while the price becomes anchored by demand. This is why the first 
candle isn&#8217;t a top, but the market repricing XRP&#8217;s role from a tradeable asset 
into a financial primitive. With new initiatives, XRP’s adoption is set to 
increase. Analyst X Finance Bull has revealed that RLUSD is the first US 
trust-regulated stablecoin launched by Ripple, issued natively on the XRP 
Ledger and extending across Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) chains for broader 
institutional access. Any banks that would integrate with RLUSD will be 
automatically onboarded into the XRP rails. This isn&#8217;t just about stable 
payments, but about demand generation for the altcoin as the default bridge 
asset. From BlackRock funds flow to global repo markets, that&#8217;s where the real 
volume begins to flow. This flips the game, allowing RLUSD to provide the 
liquidity, while XRP captures the movement. Why XRPL Meets Institutional Due 
Diligence Standards For the first time, XRP Ledger has now processed over 4 
billion transactions since its launch in 2012. Co-founder of Tedlabsio, a 
crypto trader and investor, Niels, has pointed out that the real-world usage 
across the network has sustained more than 13 years of uninterrupted 
operation. Related Reading: Here’s How Many Transactions XRP Must Process To 
Reach A $2,000 Price Tag The XRPL consistently handles around 1.5 million 
transactions per day, with regular peaks exceeding 5 million, and settles in 3 
to 5 seconds. All of this happens at fractions of a cent per transaction. Over 
time, more than 13 million XRP have been burned in transaction fees, a metric 
that reflects continuous demand in network activity. This is why institutions 
pay attention to XRPL. Featured image from Pixabay, chart from Tradingview.com

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