Elon Musk’s Crypto Pivot: Is Dogecoin Out, XRP In For X Payments Revolution?
Musk's latest cryptic post sends shockwaves through crypto markets—Dogecoin loyalists brace for impact as XRP speculation hits fever pitch.
The Billionaire's Gambit
When Elon Musk tweets, markets move. His latest social media musings have traders parsing every emoji and half-sentence for clues about X's payment infrastructure. The Dogecoin community—once riding high on Musk's meme-powered endorsement—now faces the cold reality of corporate scalability demands.
Why XRP Makes (Boring) Business Sense
Ripple's settlement technology offers what Dogecoin fundamentally lacks: institutional-grade transaction speed and regulatory groundwork. Banks use it. Cross-border payments flow through it. For a platform targeting mainstream adoption, the choice between internet meme and banking infrastructure isn't really a choice at all—it's a spreadsheet calculation.
The Regulatory Tightrope
XRP's ongoing SEC battle presents both risk and opportunity. A clear resolution could make it the most legally-vetted digital asset in US history—perfect for a publicly-traded company's balance sheet. Musk's legal teams likely prefer defined liability over meme-coin uncertainty.
Community Fallout & Market Mechanics
Watch the order books. Any confirmed shift would trigger the classic crypto rotation play—money flowing from sentiment-driven assets to utility tokens, with hedge funds front-running retail investors as usual. The 'Doge Army' would become collateral damage in the name of 'technological progress,' another reminder that in crypto, your favorite project is just someone else's line item.
The Verdict: Follow the Infrastructure, Not the Hype
Musk didn't become the world's richest man by prioritizing internet jokes over settlement efficiency. While Dogecoin may retain cultural cachet, X's payment system needs rails that won't derail under regulatory scrutiny or volume spikes. Sometimes the boring choice is the billion-dollar one—especially when you're building the future of finance between rocket launches.
Pundit Claims Rumors of Elon Musk Integrating XRP and RLUSD
In an X post, crypto pundit JackTheRippler claimed that there are rumors that Elon Musk will integrate XRP and RLUSD into X. This came as he shared a video in which the world’s richest man said the social media platform could become half of the global financial system if done right.
This aligns with Elon Musk’s vision to transform X into an ‘Everything App.’ However, it is worth noting that the world’s richest man didn’t mention anything about integrating XRP or RLUSD on the social media platform. Musk has only once commented on XRP, in 2024, when he said he thinks crypto helps with individual freedom, in response to a question about whether the XRP Ledger could be integrated into financial institutions in the future.
Before JackTheRippler’s claim about an XRP and RLUSD integration, Dogecoin had been the coin that had been widely rumored to get integrated into X payments when the payments system launches. This is due to Elon Musk’s fondness for the foremost meme coin, with the world’s richest man referencing the meme coin on several occasions.
However, Elon Musk has never confirmed plans to integrate dogecoin or any other crypto asset, including the altcoin and RLUSD, into X. There has also been no confirmed date for the X payments launch, which was expected to happen last year. Meanwhile, although Musk has not mentioned integrating cryptocurrencies, the world’s richest man appears to be warming to them, especially Bitcoin.
Last year, Elon Musk admitted that Bitcoin, alongside Dogecoin, was based on energy. He then stated that one can issue fake fiat currency, which governments have done, but that it is “impossible to fake energy.”
Musk Likely To Integrate Crypto Into X
Market experts, such as SkyBridge founder Anthony Scaramucci, have opined that Elon Musk will integrate cryptocurrencies into X. In an interview, he said the world’s richest man will build a super app and that he will be using crypto. However, Scaramucci admitted that he wasn’t sure how Musk WOULD go about it, whether he would integrate known cryptos like Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin.
He also raised the possibility of Elon Musk creating his own coin, like Telegram’s TON, or that it could be a stablecoin. In the meantime, X’s Head of Product, Nikita Bier, announced that they are building smart cashtags that will allow users to specify the exact crypto asset when posting a ticker. Users will be able to tap these tickers to see real-time pricing for these crypto assets in their timeline.
