For years, many have viewed XRP through the lens of price speculation, hoping 
it would remain cheap long enough to accumulate massive holdings. However, 
David Schwartz is pushing back on that narrative, making it clear that XRP was 
never designed to stay cheap. Instead, its value is deeply tied to its role as 
a high-efficiency bridge asset for global payments, where utility drives long- 
term pricing. David Schwartz Challenges The Cheap XRP Narrative In a recent X 
post, Diana revealed that the Ripple ex-CTO David Joelkatz Schwartz has 
revisited one of his most widely discussed statements from 2017, that XRP 
&#8220;can&#8217;t be dirt cheap,&#8221; and clarified that the community has long misunderstood 
it. Many interpreted the comment through the lens of investor gains, but 
Schwartz now emphasized that this was from a payments perspective. Related 
Reading: XRP Analyst Shares What To Expect Once Ripple Taps This $12.5 
Trillion Industry He explained that the statement was rooted in XRP&#8217;s role as 
a payment tool, not from a holder&#8217;s perspective. At the same time, he referred 
specifically to the mechanics of using XRP to move value across borders. From 
a payments standpoint, the dollar value of a transaction remains constant 
regardless of the XRP price. However, if XRP is priced too low, significantly 
more tokens are required to process the same transactions. This creates more 
friction, slippage, and inefficiency for large flows. In contrast, a higher 
XRP price can make large-scale payment use efficient, not because holders need 
a pump, but because the system works better with fewer tokens. REAL Token 
Powers The Next Phase Of XRP Ledger Growth Momentum around XRP continues to 
build as major players double down on its long-term prospects. An influencer 
and ambassador known as Ledger Man on X has noted that Yoshitaka Kitao, the 
CEO of Japan&#8217;s SBI Holdings, has reportedly expressed strong confidence in 
XRP&#8217;s future, even suggesting that the asset could become very expensive as 
adoption grows. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Linked To SWIFT In New Wave Of 
Backend Integration Speculation This outlook comes as SBI deepens its 
collaboration with Ripple, exploring new initiatives including RLUSD 
integration and blockchain-based bond solutions. Meanwhile, attention is 
turning to the expanding ecosystem around the XRP Ledger. In less than 10 
days, RealFi is expected to unveil a major partnership, an announcement aimed 
at expanding XRPL globally. Powered by the REAL Token, the initiative is 
designed to introduce payment rewards across multiple industries, signaling a 
broader push to bring real-world utility to blockchain technology. Ledger Man 
emphasized that these developments highlight a growing convergence, and RealFi 
is rapidly gaining momentum. The conversation around tokenization is gaining 
urgency at the highest levels of finance. According to Amelie&#8217;s post, 
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink had recently argued that the industry may be 
underestimating how rapidly every financial asset could become tokenized. This 
broader vision appears to align with the developments on the XRP Ledger. On 
April 17th, a major global partnership is expected to launch on the XRPL, with 
REAL Token built on XRPL, it&#8217;s positioned to help power the ecosystem. 
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