American Express Overhaul Sparks Ripple (XRP) Adoption Rumors – Is a Crypto Boom Imminent?
American Express just flipped the switch on a major system upgrade—and the crypto world is buzzing. Could this be the backdoor adoption Ripple's XRP has been waiting for?
Wall Street's favorite plastic pusher stays coy while XRP maximalists salivate. The timing reeks of strategic ambiguity—classic finance theater.
Behind the corporate speak? A payments infrastructure revamp that just happens to align perfectly with Ripple's cross-border settlement solutions. Coincidence? The market thinks not—XRP volumes spiked 30% on the rumor mill alone.
One banking insider's whisper: 'AmEx wouldn't touch crypto unless it saved them nine figures in operational costs.' The real question? Whether this triggers the mother of all short squeezes—or just another 'institutional adoption' hype cycle.
Either way, the suits are finally playing with digital assets. Place your bets.
American Express’ Biggest Card Overhaul Yet
The speculation gained momentum as American Express unveiled its “largest investment ever in a Card refresh” this month.
The overhaul includes updates to its US Consumer and Business Platinum Cards, aimed at enhancing rewards, spending flexibility, and services tailored to evolving customer needs.
The announcement followed closely on the heels of Amex’s new partnership with Coinbase, which saw the launch of the Coinbase One Card offering up to 4% Bitcoin back on purchases along with exclusive American Express perks.
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Earn up to 4% bitcoin back on every purchase.
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The convergence of developments, including a sweeping system upgrade, payment delays tied to the Fed’s updates, and a significant move into crypto rewards with Coinbase, has further intensified theories that Amex could be preparing to roll out Ripple’s XRP-powered solutions.
Although American Express has not directly confirmed any Ripple involvement, blockchain advocates argue that Amex’s prior collaboration with Ripple makes it a natural candidate to integrate RippleNet’s fast, low-cost cross-border settlement technology.
“Payment infrastructure is being modernized, and American Express is a known Ripple partner,” Versan wrote.
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American Express system upgrade. American Express also a Ripple partner, what is cooking?
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Amid the speculation, Ripple’s token has posted just a modest 1% gain over the past 24 hours, with XRP changing hands at $2.20 at the time of writing.
Ripple and SEC Seek to Resolve Long-Standing Case
Last week, Garlinghouse announced the company is dropping its cross-appeal against the SEC.
“Ripple is dropping our cross-appeal, and the SEC is expected to drop their appeal, as they’ve previously said,” he said.
The development came just a day after the US district court denied a joint request from Ripple and the SEC seeking an indicative ruling to reduce Ripple’s $125 million civil penalty and reverse the order labeling Ripple’s institutional XRP sales as securities transactions.
Judge Analisa Torres wrote that Ripple’s willingness to “push the boundaries” of the prior summary judgment indicated a likelihood of further violations.
Ripple’s chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty commented on the court’s decision, saying Ripple had two options: to drop its appeal or continue challenging the finding.
Alderoty said that regardless of the path chosen, “XRP’s legal status as not a security remains unchanged,” claiming that Ripple’s operations WOULD proceed normally.
