XRP Demand Skyrockets as Ripple Targets $27 Trillion Banking Market

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January 21, 2025 by Sadia Ali

Ripple’s strategic hires reveal a clear plan to transform global banking with XRP and RLUSD integration.
XRP offers a solution to the $27 trillion frozen in idle bank reserves by enabling instant cross-border transactions.
Asia’s regulatory momentum and Ripple’s expansion highlight the accelerating demand for XRP-driven innovations.

Ripple’s ambitious plans are no longer just speculative. Expert Jake Claver explained in a very detailed Twitter thread that banks are sitting on $27 trillion in idle reserves-a colossal inefficiency that XRP is going to solve.

Indeed, job postings at Ripple confirm they are hiring talent to support “large global banks and Tier 1 financial institutions.” This is not about speculation; Ripple strategically puts together the tools that will be required by banks to adopt XRP for cross-border liquidity.

Banks are sitting on $27 trillion in frozen money right now. That's about to change. Here's why smart money is watching #XRP and Ripple's master plan unfold… 1/22🧵

— Jake Claver, QFOP (@beyond_broke) January 19, 2025

Ripple’s new stablecoin, RLUSD, extends the utility of, rather than competes against, XRP. In theory, RLUSD is basically digital dollars supported by the railroad of the token, burning tiny bits of the latter with every deal-a dynamic in itself fueling Ripple’s ecosystem, tightening supply and therefore perhaps bolstering value.

Building the Infrastructure Banks’ Demand

Ripple’s takeover of Metaco underlines its commitment to bank-grade crypto security. Boasting vaults designed to meet high institutional standards, Ripple solves one of the biggest pain points for banks everywhere: safely custodising digital assets.

Meanwhile, its hiring spree in tech hot spots from Singapore to Sydney marks plans for an imminent growth of its network across Asia-a region that is inching closer to viewing the token through a more favorable light of regulations.

It means Ripple is working on a system capable of processing millions of transactions per second to keep it scalable for real-world applications of financial scale by the active recruiting of C++ developers. With more banks connecting to the Ripple token, they free a lot of their capital as the heavy and cumbersome systems will have near instant liquidity solutions in place.

XRP’s Role in the Future of Finance

Ripple is building more than a simple payment system; it’s building a full-service banking toolkit. With the token allowing for instant transfers and RLUSD serving as digital cash and solid storage solutions in place, banks are being offered an end-to-end solution for financial transformation.

Specifically, it happens first in Asia, where Japan, Singapore, and Thailand create a leading position regarding the token integrations. When this keeps happening among different banks, there is added demand for XRP. It will be a virtuous cycle, meaning the bank benefits from a reduction of frictions while, reciprocally, XRP develops in price with very critical liquidity internationally.

It’s a vision not to leave the banks in the dark but to empower them. And with every new user and institution, the XRP Ledger grows in strength to the mainstream. For smart investors, it goes without saying that XRP is getting ready to change the game in global finance.

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