This Is About Payment Flow Control, Not Headlines

[johnblockbuster]

With this approval, Ripple now controls more of the payment pipeline — custody, clearing, FX, and settlement — inside a regulated environment. Fewer intermediaries means fewer compliance excuses for institutions not to use blockchain settlement.

Ripple doesn’t need XRP for every transaction. But in corridors where speed, liquidity, and cost matter, XRP becomes the most efficient bridge asset available inside Ripple’s system.

That’s why this matters for XRP holders long term. Price doesn’t react when paperwork gets signed — it reacts when banks onboard, flows move, and liquidity demand appears on XRPL.

This approval sets the stage for that shift.

[mendez]

ripple quietly owning more of the payment stack is way more important than a green candle