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A provocative post from crypto commentator Vincent Van Code suggests that 
Bitcoin was simply the experiment, while XRP represents the final form of 
money. In a detailed post on the social media platform X, Van Code outlined 
his theory, suggesting that XRP’s limitless liquidity design makes it far 
better for global finance than Bitcoin’s fixed-supply model. Bitcoin Changed 
Everything, But Isn’t the Final Stop Bitcoin introduced the world to the 
concept of decentralized digital currency with a limited supply. It broke away 
from traditional finance by removing the authority of banks and creating a 
decentralized system. The idea that money could exist entirely in digital 
form, without government backing, took hold through Bitcoin after its launch 
in 2009. It inspired millions and laid the foundation for what would become 
the crypto industry as we know it today. Related Reading: XRP Analyst Sees 
Clear Path Beyond $100 And Toward $1,000 However, Van Code suggests that 
Bitcoin’s structure, which is built around scarcity, slow transaction speed, 
and high fees, ultimately limits its utility. According to him, Bitcoin served 
a psychological function: getting people used to the concept of intangible, 
value-agreed money. But its design was never meant to scale into a truly 
global liquidity solution. &#8220;It rewards hoarding, not utility,&#8221; he said. He 
likened Bitcoin to a necessary first step: a proof-of-concept to prove digital 
scarcity has value and introduce decentralized finance. However, it’s slow, 
it’s expensive, and it can’t scale to global liquidity. As such, Van Code 
noted that perhaps Bitcoin was destined to be replaced by something more 
adaptable, something that serves not as a store of value but as a mechanism to 
move value. XRP Is The End Game Vincent Van Code’s argument is based on XRP&#8217;s 
design as a liquidity engine engineered for quick, trust-based exchange and 
not a speculative asset. He compared it to old barter systems that later 
adopted pine nuts as a unit of exchange. The pine nuts were not intrinsically 
valuable, but their universally accepted role allowed trade to flourish. 
Related Reading: Prepare For ATHs: ‘XRP Train Has Left The Station – Analyst 
The same principle applies to XRP. Its value lies not in what it’s backed by 
but in the global agreement that it can be trusted, even if only for a few 
seconds, to move value between parties efficiently. Unlike Bitcoin, XRP does 
not depend on its very low supply for its use case. Instead, it acts as a 
neutral bridge. It’s a digital pine nut with the capacity to become an 
infinite liquidity engine, assuming global agreement. If the world were to 
agree that each XRP was worth $10,000, then that agreement alone would make it 
so. At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading around $117,890 after peaking 
at an all-time high of $122,838 on July 14. The flagship cryptocurrency is now 
in a state of consolidation. Bitcoin bulls continue to project new highs, but 
its immediate momentum has slowed down. XRP, meanwhile, is also consolidating 
just below its recent all-time high of $3.65 on July 18. At the time of 
writing, XRP is trading at $3.44. It has experienced a pullback but is still 
within range of new price peaks. Featured image from Adobe Stock, chart from 
Tradingview.com

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adoption, potentially reshaping financial services and client engagement.
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Financial Services Group, is partnering with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 
to bring digital assets and related solutions to its clients.