XRP is drawing renewed attention in the crypto community after an analyst raised a key question about the driving force behind demand for the asset in a global settlement system. The discussion focuses on how XRP would function if the XRP Ledger (XRPL) were <\/span>widely adopted for payments,<\/span><\/a> and whether the cryptocurrency\u2019s value comes from usage, liquidity routing, or deeper institutional structures built around it.<\/span><\/p>\n Crypto analyst Iso Ledger <\/span>posted<\/span><\/a> a compelling question in an X post on May 7, 2026, sparking debates across the crypto community. The analyst argued that if the entire world used the XRP Ledger and <\/span>settled with the RLUSD stablecoin<\/span><\/a>, XRP would primarily function as a gas token. If this is the case, he questions what actually creates real and sustainable demand for XRP within that system.<\/span><\/p>\n Iso Ledger explained that the answer lies in \u201cbridging.\u201d In his view, XRP gains demand when <\/span>it is used as a liquidity bridge<\/span><\/a> between two currencies or assets that do not have direct trading pairs. He used the example of a Japanese pension fund paying a Brazilian supplier, in which XRP would route value between OUSG and a BRL stablecoin when no direct liquidity exists.<\/span><\/p>\n In this structure, XRP is not just a fee mechanism but <\/span>a neutral bridge asset<\/span><\/a> that enables settlement between disconnected markets. According to Iso Ledger, this is where demand is created through transaction flow rather than simple usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n However, he also raised a more complicated issue about what happens when liquidity becomes too deep across all assets on XRPL. If direct pairs exist between most major currencies and stablecoins, XRP may no longer be needed for routing. In that case, it could be sidelined in favor of direct settlement paths.<\/span><\/p>\n Iso Ledger suggested this creates a tension in the cryptocurrency\u2019s long-term value model. According to him, <\/span>XRP either has to become expensive<\/span><\/a> enough to remain practical for large institutional settlement or stay low-priced around $2 and collect fractions of a penny with low demand forever.<\/span><\/p>\n He pointed to the upcoming <\/span>XLS-66D<\/span><\/a>, a proposed lending protocol on XRPL, as a potential solution that could lock up XRP supply. By <\/span>reducing circulating supply<\/span><\/a>, XRP\u2019s price could increase, which in turn could strengthen its role as a settlement asset and support more adoption in a feedback loop. He believes this loop could eventually lead to a continuous demand and price appreciation in the long run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He concluded his debate by raising a key question. Iso Ledger asked why institutions would build a lending protocol or a $550,000 security audit around a \u201cgas token.\u201d He questioned why companies would create <\/span>XRP ETFs<\/span><\/a> or why Goldman Sachs would <\/span>invest $152 million in XRP<\/span><\/a> if it were just a simple gas token. According to him, the market is underestimating XRP\u2019s evolving role in global settlement systems. He said that its price just hasn\u2019t caught up with the bullish developments surrounding it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Featured image from Unsplash, chart from TradingView<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" XRP is drawing renewed attention in the crypto community after an analyst raised a key question about the driving force behind demand for the asset in a global settlement system. The discussion focuses on how XRP would function if the XRP Ledger (XRPL) were widely adopted for payments, and whether the cryptocurrency\u2019s value comes from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-426873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426873\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Related Reading<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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