XRP Payments Hit 400M Transactions—So Why Isn’t the Price Budging?
Ripple’s network just hit a staggering 400 million transactions—proof that real-world adoption isn’t just crypto-bro hype. Yet XRP’s price? Stuck in neutral like a DeFi project after its VC backers cash out.
Here’s the irony: while banks and payment rails quietly integrate XRP for cross-border settlements (the original use case, remember?), traders keep treating it like a meme coin. Volatility? Nah. Moon missions? Not today. Just steady, utilitarian grinding—the blockchain equivalent of a blue-chip stock in a market hooked on gambling.
Maybe the ‘institutions are coming’ narrative finally got something right. Or maybe Wall Street’s just using crypto to cut costs while laughing all the way to the actual bank.