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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 Holders: This Is What You've Been Waiting For

    Wall Street is working out how to make real money from digital assets, and Ripple wants to sell it the plumbing. Jeff and Chip follow the money to the question XRP holders care about: when the banks and Ripple get paid, does any of it reach the people holding the token? Ripple spotlights a Boston Consulting Group report estimating a regional bank with a $200-300B balance sheet could add up to $100M to its P&L by pairing digital-asset services with the right custody setup. It's a modelled estimate, not booked profit.- Arf brings settlement liquidity to the XRP Ledger, using RLUSD for short-term working capital for licensed payment firms, and Jeff on why RLUSD volume and XRP value are not the same thing.- XRP finally gets its own @XRP handle and xrp.org, and Stuart Alderoty files Ripple's comment letter on the SEC's proposed crypto rules.- Coinbase research: stablecoins settled roughly $35T on-chain in 2025, but only about $390B of it was real payments.- Bit Water: a $900 water-heater element that mines Bitcoin, and the math on whether it ever pays for itself.- Also in the back half: Amy Acton's own mother cuts an ad against her, Trump warns Europe over NATO, Rubio names Iran as the Middle East's core problem, Elizabeth Warren on billionaire money, and France burns while Macron blames Trump. Watch the full show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdik2xa1nss

  2. 6d ago

    XRP Holders Getting Paid?

    XRP holders want to get paid, but who pays? Jeff and Chip follow the money through Firelight, the Flare-based protocol now offering onchain cover for a Kraken DeFi Earn strategy. Stakers earn rewards for backing that protection, and a confirmed covered loss can hit their stake. Firelight's Jesus Rodriguez explains why XRP, which never had a native yield, makes cheaper insurance capital for DeFi than ETH insuring ETH. Also: Flare's Hugo Philion on Flare as the blockchain for data, DriveWealth using Ripple's RLUSD on the XRP Ledger, Swell 2026 in New York, XRPL Africa turning one, why the dollar wins the stablecoin race, how hackers pick DeFi targets, and why Main Street needs insured crypto. In the back half: Spencer Pratt on America, Greta Thunberg and France's riots, Macron, and Warsaw vs Paris. Watch the show: https://youtube.com/live/y63_tL54reY Show notes and links: https://onthechain.io/podcast/xrp-holders-getting-paid/

  3. Oct 17

    Stripe Just Came For XRP

    Stripe just came for XRP. Privy, the wallet company Stripe owns, is partnering with Ripple to put embedded wallets on the XRP Ledger, so developers can drop XRP and RLUSD straight into their apps. Jeff and Chip walk through what that opens up, then connect it to a week where the big names kept lining up behind the ledger. Standard Chartered is now custodying RLUSD on the XRP Ledger through its DIFC branch.Evernorth named Ripple, Coinbase, Kraken and BitGo as execution partners to put its 473M XRP treasury to work.France is weighing a 31.4% tax on crypto-to-stablecoin conversions.An HSBC whistleblower's letter to Scott Bessent lands the same week Treasury hits Bank of America with $1.21B in penalties, and the guys run through a decade of bank fines while Elizabeth Warren keeps blaming crypto.A viewer's Japanese XRP candy gets a live taste test.Also in the back half: Blakeman vs. Hochul, Jewish voters breaking from New York Democrats, the midterm Senate map, why sitting out the election costs your crypto bag, why third parties lose, and U.S. vs. Europe innovation.

  4. Oct 15

    XRP Won. Washington Still Holds The Keys | MetaLawMan

    MetaLawMan, securities lawyer James Murphy, joins Jeff and Chip to answer the question XRP holders keep asking: if XRP won, why hasn't the market treated it like clarity? His answer is that the US still has no crypto law passed by Congress. XRP is well positioned after Judge Torres's ruling and the SEC's interpretive guidance naming it one of 16 tokens that are commodities, not securities, but guidance can change with the next administration. We get into why a statute beats SEC guidance, the coming courtroom irony where the SEC has to make Gensler's own argument, what's next after Clarity stalled, the exchange protections Democrats voted down, and how the banks shaped the bill. Also: Deaton vs. Markey debate clips, including Markey's Siri-or-Claude answer on AI, and why MetaLawMan is all in on John Deaton. Guest: MetaLawMan - https://www.metalawman.io/ - https://x.com/metalawman Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kop27ReIw4w

  5. Oct 12

    They Almost Printed Trillions Of XRP

    A bug that sat in the XRP Ledger's payment engine for about 10 years could have minted 18 trillion XRP out of nothing, against a fixed supply of 100 billion. Jeff and Chip break down how it worked, who found it, why the fix skipped the usual validator vote, and why it lands right as Evernorth's XRPN is expected to open on the Nasdaq Monday. Plus the $250,000 bug bounty fight, AI guardrails and pen testing, Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETF outflows, and in the back half: James Carville's meltdown, Bessent's letter to Elizabeth Warren, Europe's migration and military service push, and the UK digital ID fight. Watch the show: https://youtube.com/live/aiPbhQtB4eY Show notes: https://onthechain.io/podcast/they-almost-printed-trillions-of-xrp/

  6. Oct 10

    Ripple’s Getting Paid. Where Does That Leave XRP?

    Ripple is now collecting fees from Wall Street’s leveraged-ETF business, and Jeff and Chip spend the morning on the question every holder is asking: when Ripple gets paid, where does that leave XRP? Their answer: Ripple’s revenue belongs to Ripple, and XRP holders benefit indirectly, through more builders and more activity on the XRP Ledger. Ripple Prime on Wall Street: The Wall Street Journal reports Ripple Prime is financing leveraged ETFs through swap deals, a category of 593 U.S. funds holding more than $256 billion, and it just signed hedge fund Brevan Howard for prime brokerage, clearing and financing. Company vs. asset: Jeff argues Ripple’s job is Ripple’s profitability, and banks will reach for RLUSD before a volatile asset. Chip says XRP’s role is liquidity, and that ETFs are what move the price. Evernorth: XRPN is expected to start trading on Nasdaq Monday with about 473 million XRP. There is no pre-sale, no airdrop and no early-access link. Batch is live on the XRP Ledger: up to 8 transactions can settle as one, which opens the door to delivery-versus-payment and OTC trades without an escrow agent. Ripple’s other moves: Ripple Custody 1.43 adds Canton Network support, Jack McDonald explains the Notabene investment, and Chip lays out why Ripple has no reason to go public. Also in the back half: a hardware-wallet supply-chain warning (buy direct from the maker), the H-1B visa fight and India’s IT outsourcers, the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed, and Marco Rubio on sanctioning the International Criminal Court.

  7. Oct 8

    They're Selling XRP At The Worst Time

    XRP is being sold at the worst possible time: three red days in a row, in the same stretch that a $35 billion hedge fund signed with Ripple Prime, Paxos switched on XRP trading, and Ripple's president put a $30 billion target on the XRP Ledger. Here is what the sellers missed. Brevan Howard picks Ripple Prime for multi-asset prime brokerage, clearing and financing. Monica Long's 2027 targets at XRP Seoul: $30 billion in tokenized real-world assets on the XRP Ledger (about $6 billion today) and 100 million+ AI agent transactions. Spot XRP ETFs hold about $1.7 billion but took in about $4 million last week. Evernorth's Nasdaq debut (XRPN, about 473 million XRP) moves to October 12. Also tonight: AI agents on the XRP Ledger with t54, Coinbase and Citi on stablecoins, Grape's XRP Man game, iTrustCapital's Q, a live reaction to Founders episode 3, Rubio in Athens, CNN's new owners, Quebec's separatist win, Canada's assisted-dying law, France's school protests, and the UK's arrests over online posts.

  8. Oct 3

    473 Million XRP Isn’t Enough

    Wall Street, Korean banks and AI agents are all reaching for XRP at the same time, and there is only so much of it. Evernorth is expected to hit the Nasdaq on October 8 (ticker XRPN) with about 473 million XRP, and that's the small number: US spot XRP ETFs already hold 1.19 billion XRP. Four Korean financial institutions took the stage at XRP Seoul in front of 5,000+ people, XRPL validators are voting on the LendingProtocolV1_1 amendment, and the XRP Ledger passed 10 million x402 AI agent payments. Also today: XRP Asia launches, Ripple's RLUSD insurance pilot in Uganda, RLUSD ranks #2 in Q3 stablecoin growth, Ripple Swell in New York, the federal noncitizen voting ruling, Trump's Oklahoma rally, the school riots in France, and Canada's trade fight. 🔴 LIVE every Sunday 8 PM ET · Wednesday 8 PM ET · Saturday 8 AM ET ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open (full chapters added after the show) ☕ 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 #XRPL #Ripple #Evernorth #Crypto

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