"Ripple's network processed about $1.3 billion in cross-border payments during the second quarter of 2025. In contrast, XRP's market capitalization is approximately $113 billion at $2 per token. Here's the argument: if XRP processed $1.3 billion in just one quarter, that's over $5 billion annually. For comparison, payment processors like PayPal have market caps 10-20x their annual transaction volume. Q2 2025 transactions of $1.3 billion represent 41% year-over-year growth."
"The money flowing into these products isn't speculative trading volume-it represents long-term allocations from pension funds and asset managers. As they lock up tokens in custody accounts, they remove them from the market. This structure establishes a stable bid that supports the price and signals institutional confidence in XRP's future role. When available inventory contracts while demand grows, prices tend to rise. This supply squeeze resembles what happened to Bitcoin following"
XRP's market capitalization near $113 billion at $2 per token appears large relative to Ripple's real-world throughput of $1.3 billion in Q2 2025, which annualizes to over $5 billion. Transaction growth of 41% year-over-year could push annual throughput to $6–7 billion by late 2026, supporting valuations above $2. Institutional XRP ETFs channel long-term allocations from pension funds and asset managers that lock tokens in custody, reducing circulating supply and creating a stable bid. Shrinking exchange inventories can create a supply squeeze. Bears emphasize XRP's approximately 57 billion circulating tokens and note banks using Ripple often do not hold XRP, limiting token demand.
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