Ripple Exec Drops Bombshell: These Factors Will Skyrocket XRP’s Price in 2025

Ripple's top brass just tipped their hand—here’s what’s fueling XRP’s next explosive rally.

### The Liquidity Game-Changer

Institutional adoption isn’t coming—it’s already here. Banks and payment giants are quietly stacking XRP for cross-border settlements, and the dominoes are falling faster than Wall Street can say 'volatility.'

### Regulatory Clarity: The Sleeping Giant

The SEC’s loss in court didn’t just hand Ripple a win—it ripped open the floodgates. With the legal overhang gone, exchanges are relisting, and hedge funds are circling like sharks smelling blood in the water.

### The Burn Mechanism Wildcard

Ripple’s sitting on half the supply, but what happens when they start torching tokens? Scarcity meets utility—and suddenly, 'digital oil' doesn’t sound like a cringe marketing tagline anymore.

### The Bottom Line

XRP’s not just surviving—it’s weaponizing its niche. While Bitcoin maximalists argue over store-of-value theories, Ripple’s quietly eating their lunch in the $10T payments space. (But sure, keep calling it a 'banker coin.')

XRP’s Role As A Bridge Asset Is Still Central

While RLUSD plays a specific role, Schwartz reveals XRP’s utility in real financial use cases will ultimately boost its value. His comments reaffirm Ripple’s longstanding plan for the digital asset, relying on XRP for its proven liquidity and built-in role on the ledger as it explores other digital options.

In his response, Schwartz directly addressed growing speculation that the company may be shifting its attention away from XRP in favor of its new stablecoin, assuring that the digital asset remains Ripple’s cross-currency asset that allows for fast, low-cost currency exchanges. While Schwartz didn’t share exact data, he said he was confident that the token’s usage “dwarfs every other asset” in Ripple’s system.

XRP links to how the XRP Ledger functions, so an increase in ledger activity is almost guaranteed to drive more demand for the crypto token, naturally lifting its price value as it becomes more essential in global financial workflows.

Schwartz argued that as real-world adoption of the Ripple blockchain networks grows, so will demand for XRP. The embedded demand, as more businesses and developers build on XRPL, is what could be the core driver of XRP’s future price value.

Ripple CTO: Stablecoins Support, XRP Sustains

Some community members worried that Ripple’s new stablecoin RLUSD, launched in December 2024, could replace the crypto token, but Schwartz clarifies that the stablecoin and XRP serve different purposes. He said stablecoins like RLUSD are better suited for use cases that require a fixed value, such as when companies post collateral or need to enter and exit markets without dealing with large price swings.

Volatility in crypto markets can be disruptive in these scenarios, and stablecoins avoid that issue by holding a steady price. However, Schwartz believes that for most other applications, especially those related to real finance and long-term holdings, digital assets like XRP are still the better choice. He noted that, unless highly risk-averse, most long-term users WOULD likely prefer holding the top digital asset over cash because of their potential for upside and active role in blockchain ecosystems.

The Ripple exec added that as more institutions turn to XRPL for financial use cases, XRP’s role in facilitating quick currency movement becomes more vital, particularly in volatile markets where stablecoins may not be ideal. 

Schwartz made a subtle but important distinction, saying XRP’s place on XRPL is privileged. With this, the crypto token is less likely to be replaced or worked around, providing a long-term advantage that many other tokens may not have.