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Welcome to On the Chain On The Chain focuses on Blockchain and Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency news, and opinion with a focus on XRP. For those who are brand new to the Digital Asset / Blockchain space, and those who have been around and are considered to be veterans in this space. OC has a global audience., providing high-quality, fact-based content and no hype. It is a community-driven platform for Mainstreet, a growing need and growing interest in the latest news, opinions, and research in the digital asset/blockchain technologies. All opinions expressed by the contributors are their own opinions and not necessarily those of the OTC platform. Platform to reach a massive global audience providing high-quality content support to lift content creators. Follow us on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/on_the_chain YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/OnTheChainLIVEhttps://www.youtube.com/c/OnTheChain

  1. 1d ago

    XRP JUST CROSSED THE LINE

    XRP just crossed a line — and there may be no going back. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joined the inaugural CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee alongside some of the biggest names in traditional finance — Nasdaq, CME Group, CBOE, NYSE, DTCC and more. For years, crypto fought to get a seat at the table. Now Wall Street, Washington and crypto are sitting in the same room. Meanwhile, millions of Americans own crypto, crypto-related economic activity continues to grow, and the line between traditional finance and digital assets is getting harder to see. Tonight, we break down what this shift could mean for XRP, Ripple and the future of crypto. PLUS — we get into the latest political and geopolitical stories, including the battle brewing in Seattle, Florida's dramatic political shift, U.S.–Canada trade negotiations and more. 🔥 XRP JUST CROSSED THE LINE 👍 LIKE 🔔 SUBSCRIBE 💬 DROP YOUR THOUGHTS IN THE COMMENTS ☕ SUPPORT Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop Support On The Chain on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🔗 ON THE CHAIN Website https://onthechain.io Subscribe https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ X https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information contained in this video is for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, legal, or tax advice. The opinions expressed are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of On The Chain. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified professional before making financial decisions. #XRP #Ripple #Crypto #Bitcoin 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

  2. 2d ago

    XRP SPIKES TO $1.68

    XRP exploded higher this morning, briefly hitting $1.68 after a massive move over the past 48 hours. So what changed — and why now? Today we break down the XRP price surge and the bigger developments happening underneath it: institutional lending coming to the XRP Ledger, Ripple-backed private credit, RLUSD growth, record XRP ETF activity, Permission Delegation, Ripple Prime’s $275 million raise, and Brad Garlinghouse back at the White House. Is the market finally reacting to infrastructure that has been building for years? Plus, we dig into the latest from Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the rapidly changing financial system, the breakdown in U.S.-Canada trade negotiations, and plenty more from around the world. #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #Crypto SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee [https://badasserycoffee.com](https://badasserycoffee.com) 🔥 OTC Mint [https://otc.one/mint](https://otc.one/mint) 👕 OTC Merch [https://onthechain.shop](https://onthechain.shop) 🔔 Subscribe [https://onthechain.io/subscribe/](https://onthechain.io/subscribe/) ☕ Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/onthechain](https://ko-fi.com/onthechain) ON THE CHAIN 🌐 Website [https://onthechain.io](https://onthechain.io) 🎙 Podcast [https://onthechain.io/podcast/](https://onthechain.io/podcast/) 𝕏 On The Chain [https://x.com/On_The_Chain](https://x.com/On_The_Chain) 𝕏 Jeff [https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain](https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain) 𝕏 Chip [https://x.com/stephenchip](https://x.com/stephenchip) ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily represent the views of any companies, organizations, or projects discussed. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

  3. Jul 27

    XRP Is MISSING This

    XRP was built to move value quickly, efficiently, and globally. But as the financial system moves toward tokenization, programmable liquidity, DeFi, and onchain finance, one question is becoming impossible to ignore: WHAT IS XRP STILL MISSING? Tonight, Flare takes center stage. Flare is working to extend XRP beyond payments and settlement—opening the door to programmable financial applications through FXRP, FAssets, Smart Accounts, and XRPFi while preserving the XRP Ledger as the underlying settlement and trust layer. So, is Flare the missing piece that unlocks the next phase of XRP utility? And if XRP can move value, settle transactions, connect markets, access liquidity, and participate in programmable finance... NOW WHAT? Jeff and Chip connect the latest developments surrounding XRP, Ripple, the XRP Ledger, Flare, XRPFi, tokenization, stablecoins, institutional adoption, and the future of global finance. The headlines are only individual pieces. The real story is what happens when they are all stacked together—and that story may be moving much faster than most people realize. Do not just follow the headlines. Follow the infrastructure. Subscribe, turn on notifications, and join the conversation: Is Flare the piece XRP has been missing? #XRP #Flare #XRPFi ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ SUPPORT THE SHOW Badassery Coffee [https://badasserycoffee.com](https://badasserycoffee.com) OTC Mint [https://otc.one/mint](https://otc.one/mint) OTC Merch [https://onthechain.shop](https://onthechain.shop) Subscribe [https://onthechain.io/subscribe/](https://onthechain.io/subscribe/) Support us on Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/onthechain](https://ko-fi.com/onthechain) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ON THE CHAIN Website [https://onthechain.io](https://onthechain.io) Podcast [https://onthechain.io/podcast/](https://onthechain.io/podcast/) On The Chain on X [https://x.com/On_The_Chain](https://x.com/On_The_Chain) Jeff on X [https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain](https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain) Chip on X [https://x.com/stephenchip](https://x.com/stephenchip) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

  4. Jul 23

    Ripple Changed the Rules | XRP

    Ripple Changed the Rules | XRP Ripple isn't slowing down. XRP adoption continues to expand as institutions, universities, regulators, and AI developers build on the XRP Ledger. Tonight Jeff and Chip connect the biggest Ripple, XRP, RLUSD, Clarity Act, AI, and crypto stories to explain why these developments together could signal a major shift for the future of digital assets. We'll break down Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) reaching more than 60 academic partners, Ripple being named one of the World's Top Fintech Companies for the fourth consecutive year, growing momentum behind the Clarity Act, BNY's expanding partnership with RLUSD, and the National Cryptocurrency Association's new report showing crypto now supports more than 232,000 American jobs. We'll also dive into the rapid rise of AI on the XRP Ledger, where more than 1.4 million agentic transactions have already settled, and discuss why Ripple believes AI-powered payments could become one of the next major use cases for XRPL. Join Jeff and Chip as they separate the signal from the noise and connect the dots behind the biggest XRP, Ripple, crypto, AI, and geopolitical stories shaping the future. ⏰ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro (Timestamps will be added after the live show.) ☕ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop Subscribe https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🌐 ON THE CHAIN Website https://onthechain.io Podcast https://onthechain.io/podcast X https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

  5. Jul 20

    They Need More XRP

    What if the biggest players in finance already know what's coming with XRP? Tonight on On The Chain, we're connecting the dots behind a series of developments that continue to point toward XRP's expanding role in the future of global finance. From Ripple's growing enterprise footprint and institutional adoption to regulatory shifts, tokenization, payments, and infrastructure, the headlines are starting to tell a much bigger story. While many people are still focused on short-term price action, institutions appear to be positioning for long-term utility. The question isn't whether XRP has a role to play—it's whether the market fully understands how significant that role could become. In this episode, Jeff and Chip break down the latest XRP developments, explain why these stories matter when viewed together instead of individually, and discuss why the biggest opportunity may still be ahead. In this episode: Ripple's latest strategic developments Institutional adoption and what it signals The expanding utility of the XRP Ledger How tokenization continues to accelerate Global payments, stablecoins, and financial infrastructure Why Wall Street may eventually wish they had accumulated more XRP Whether you're a longtime XRP holder or just trying to understand where digital assets are headed, this episode connects the dots behind one of crypto's most important ecosystems. 👇 Let us know in the comments: If institutions suddenly wanted XRP tomorrow... would there be enough available? ⚡ SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🪙 OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop 📬 Subscribe https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ❤️ Support Us on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🌐 ON THE CHAIN 🌍 Website https://onthechain.io 🎙 Podcast https://onthechain.io/podcast/ 𝕏 On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain 𝕏 Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain 𝕏 Chip https://x.com/stephenchip ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests.

  6. Jul 18

    They Just Connected to XRP

    Something bigger is happening around XRP—and it isn't just one headline. Ripple President Monica Long has been recognized as one of the most influential leaders in stablecoins as RLUSD continues gaining momentum. MoonPay has connected FedNow to its platform, bringing real-time 24/7 payments another step closer to digital assets. Franklin Templeton now leads tokenized Treasury issuers with $1.6 billion in on-chain AUM growth, while Citadel Securities has made its first major crypto investment with a $400 million commitment to Crypto.com focused on tokenized securities and derivatives. At the same time, the CLARITY Act continues advancing in Washington, providing the regulatory framework institutions have been waiting for. These aren't isolated stories. They're all pointing in the same direction. In today's episode of **On The Chain**, Jeff and Chip connect the dots behind XRP, Ripple, RLUSD, FedNow, tokenization, stablecoins, institutional adoption, and why the financial system appears to be converging faster than ever before. We also go **Around the World**, breaking down today's biggest geopolitical stories, including election integrity, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio, government oversight, Canada, and the global developments shaping markets and policy. **If you want to understand what's happening—not just the headlines, but how they all fit together—this is the episode you don't want to miss.** ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ## SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee [https://badasserycoffee.com](https://badasserycoffee.com) 🪙 OTC Mint [https://otc.one/mint](https://otc.one/mint) 👕 OTC Merch [https://onthechain.shop](https://onthechain.shop) 📬 Subscribe [https://onthechain.io/subscribe/](https://onthechain.io/subscribe/) ❤️ Ko-fi [https://ko-fi.com/onthechain](https://ko-fi.com/onthechain) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ## ON THE CHAIN 🌐 Website [https://onthechain.io](https://onthechain.io) 🎙️ Podcast [https://onthechain.io/podcast/](https://onthechain.io/podcast/) 𝕏 On The Chain [https://x.com/On_The_Chain](https://x.com/On_The_Chain) 𝕏 Jeff [https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain](https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain) 𝕏 Chip [https://x.com/stephenchip](https://x.com/stephenchip) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ **DISCLAIMER** The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

  7. Jul 16

    XRP Just Got Even Bigger

    Ripple continues expanding far beyond the narrative most people still associate with XRP. This week alone, Ripple joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member to help shape the future of AI-powered payments, Ripple Ventures participated in Velocity's $38 million Series A funding round, Ripple reaffirmed that traditional finance is being rebuilt on blockchain rails, and the company continued pushing for regulatory clarity in Washington. Individually, these stories may not seem groundbreaking. Together, they paint a much bigger picture. Tonight, Jeff and Chip connect the dots behind Ripple's growing role across AI, stablecoins, institutional finance, blockchain infrastructure, and digital asset regulation—and why XRP's ecosystem continues getting even bigger. We also discuss Ripple's support for veteran-owned businesses, the latest Swell 2026 announcement, the return of the Ripple Clarity Truck to Washington, our Around the World geopolitical segment, and finish the night with a few laughs. Topics Covered • Ripple joins the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member • AI Agent Payments and the XRP Ledger • Ripple Ventures invests in Velocity's $38M Series A • Traditional finance rebuilt on blockchain rails • Ripple Effect grants supporting veteran-owned businesses • Ripple Swell 2026 speaker announcement • Ripple Clarity Truck returns to Washington D.C. • Stu Alderoty on the CLARITY Act • Around the World: Biden, France, geopolitics & more • Funny segment 👇 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN 👇 ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🪙 OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop 🔔 Subscribe To OTC https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ❤️ Help OTC Keep the Lights On https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🌐 ON THE CHAIN Website https://onthechain.io Podcast https://otc.one/podcast FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN ON X On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #Crypto #Blockchain #RLUSD #Stablecoins #AI #ClarityAct #OnTheChain ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect those of any organizations they are affiliated with.

  8. Jul 13

    Ripple isn't slowing down.

    Ripple isn't slowing down. While most people are still watching the XRP price, Ripple keeps expanding the infrastructure behind the scenes. From RLUSD and tokenization to institutional custody, global payments, and enterprise adoption, the pace hasn't slowed—it has accelerated. The question isn't whether Ripple is building. The question is whether the market realizes what it's building. In today's episode of On The Chain, Jeff and Chip connect the dots across the latest Ripple and XRP developments to explain why the next phase may be much bigger than most people expect. If you've been following the headlines one story at a time, this episode will help you see the bigger picture. 👇 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN 👇 Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop Support OTC https://ko-fi.com/onthechain Subscribe https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ Website https://onthechain.io Podcast https://otc.one/podcast FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #RLUSD #Crypto #Tokenization #Stablecoins #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #InstitutionalAdoption ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and guests at the time of recording and may change without notice. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5303388489646080

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Welcome to On the Chain On The Chain focuses on Blockchain and Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency news, and opinion with a focus on XRP. For those who are brand new to the Digital Asset / Blockchain space, and those who have been around and are considered to be veterans in this space. OC has a global audience., providing high-quality, fact-based content and no hype. It is a community-driven platform for Mainstreet, a growing need and growing interest in the latest news, opinions, and research in the digital asset/blockchain technologies. All opinions expressed by the contributors are their own opinions and not necessarily those of the OTC platform. Platform to reach a massive global audience providing high-quality content support to lift content creators. Follow us on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/on_the_chain YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/OnTheChainLIVEhttps://www.youtube.com/c/OnTheChain

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