With the bear market still steaming in full swing, some of XRP Ledger’s on-chain metrics still did solid last week, showing resilience against the fragile market. While the market participants are waiting for geopolitical tensions to settle down, institutional players are silently preparing for the next move.
$10T Institutional Inflows Switch Up XRP’s Game
According to Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse, a $10 trillion inflow into the XRP Ledger is expected by 2030. Once institutional-scale capital feels comfortable to deploy money-market funds (MMFs), CBDCs & tokenization engines, portraying a structural shift in the global financial landscape.
The mass liquidity argument is based on Ripple’s 300+ traditional finance partnerships, as well as the $4-5 billion trading volumes on an average day this year. The On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) offered by Ripple’s XRP chain could serve a key advantage to banks embracing crypto custody.
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On top of that, Ripple Labs submitted a license for a traditionally-regulated bank in the United States (USA) last summer, but the game-changing moment is coming this month. The Clarity Act, a stablecoin-focused bill, is heavily endorsed by Ripple’s executives, potentially opening the doors for a full-scale RLUSD adoption.
XRP’s On The Brink Of Key Resistance Reclaim
Ripple’s own stablecoin saw the light of day after the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with Ripple Labs for a $50 million XRP escrow. The legal clearance pushed XRP’s price to $3.65 in mid-2025, but the upswing was short-lived due to broader economical & geopolitical shenanigans.
As of press time, the #5 digital asset by market cap has risen 7% to trade at $1.45, according to SoSoValue. If XRP’s price manages to restore the $1.50 resistance barrier, the talks of a ‘bull trap’ are likely to go away as short-sellers get flushed out. Over the past 24 hours, $6.35 million out of $7.85 million liquidations are ascribed to bears.
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recently said up to $10 trillion in institutional money could start flowing through XRP and Ripple’s payment system in the coming years.
It’s Ripple’s estimate of the addressable market for on-demand liquidity (ODL) and cross-border payments that could realistically move onto the XRP Ledger.
When trillions move through XRP, institutions (BlackRock, banks, payment giants) will need trusted custodians to hold the Ripple coin (XRP) and RLUSD safely.
