Krutika Adani
The conversation around the U.S. holding XRP as part of its strategic reserve is gaining attention. It began with Ripple executives and has continued to fuel discussions within crypto finance.
In early talks, some speculated a 50% chance of XRP becoming part of the federal reserve. While that figure has dropped to 22%, the idea still sparks debate among industry leaders.
Wealth manager Connor McLaughlin suggests that the U.S. government’s involvement with XRP could go beyond investment, involving a higher-level partnership for liquidity use cases in finance.
For XRP’s potential to be fully realized, its use in real-time settlement and the financial system’s infrastructure would be the game-changing shift—not just holding it in reserve.