So why do I call XRP the KING, and why does Ripple call it their "Rippleβs North Star"
When institutions swap or liquidate billions or on the scale of DTCC, trillions of dollars in diverse assets (such as US Treasuries, ETFs, or stocks) on this platform, they will require an instantaneous and massive liquidity pool.
(Notice that we are talking about LIQUIDITY here, not "gas fees")
Right at the exact moment of this seconds-long clearing & settlement process, XRP will serve as the "Main Liquidity Bridge" ensuring that assets change hands seamlessly and at the lowest possible cost. While other assets are merely the "products" being traded XRP acts as the "core infrastructure asset" that enables these products to be transferred at the speed of light.
This is precisely why Ripple and Brad Garlinghouse adamantly refer to XRP as their "North Star" No matter how many different institutional branches the company builds whether it's custody, payments, or prime brokerage (Ripple Prime) the common denominator where all these paths cross and achieve ultimate efficiency is always the XRP Ledger and XRP itself.
XRP - THE KING
Ripple Prime is part of DTCC's "Tokenized Securities" working group, set to launch its pilot in July 2026 and hit full capacity by October 2026. And yes, of course, Ripple Prime utilizes XRP.
When institutions transfer clear or liquidate these multi trilllion dollar assets among themselves, they will require instant, global and deep liquidity meaning XRP. Ripple Prime will connect these tokenized assets with XRP Ledger liquidity by securing direct access to DTCC's clearing rails.
As the ultimate Bridge Asset, XRP will sit right at the core of the system acting as the liquidity bridge that enables these trillion dollar traditional finance assets to change hands on chain seamlessly in mere seconds, and at a fraction of the cost.
By issuing a formal 3 year "No Action Letter" for this system, the SEC has completely cleared the regulatory path. This is no longer about mere speculation or asking "will XRP pump?" it is a deliberate operation to take root within the very infrastructure of the American financial system.