Ronnie Vagrant
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DTCC's countdown has begun.
In just over four days, the company that safeguards over $114 trillion worth of financial assets is expected to take the next step towards bringing stocks, ETFs and U.S. Treasuries onchain.
That's a huge moment for the entire blockchain industry.
The big question is...
Could Ripple or the XRP Ledger be involved?
Nothing has been confirmed.
But I don't think it's just XRP community hopium either.
Here's why... Ripple Prime is officially one of more than 50 firms working with DTCC on its new tokenization service, alongside names like BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Circle and Ondo.
That means Ripple already has a seat at the table helping shape how this new infrastructure works.
DTCC has also made it clear that this won't be built around a single blockchain.
Its vision is multi chain interoperability.
In other words, allowing tokenized assets to move securely between different blockchain networks rather than locking everything into one ecosystem.
We've already seen this happen with Stellar XLM, which was announced as one of the supported public blockchains long before its integration is expected to go live.
So it's entirely possible that more networks are announced before they're fully operational.
Now ask yourself... If you're building infrastructure for the next generation of financial markets, what do you actually need?
You need a blockchain that is:
> Fast enough for global finance
> Cheap to use at scale
> Reliable with over a decade of uptime
> Built for issuing tokenized assets
> Capable of meeting regulatory requirements
>. Already trusted by financial institutions
The XRP Ledger ticks a lot of those boxes.
On top of that, Ripple has quietly spent years building the rest of the institutional stack around it.
Custody. Stablecoins. Tokenization. Prime brokerage. Cross border payments. Enterprise infrastructure.
It's becoming an end2end platform rather than just a payments company.
If DTCC were to announce support for XRPL, it wouldn't automatically mean every asset suddenly uses XRP.
That's an important distinction.
The ledger and the asset are different things.
But it would mean one of the world's largest financial market infrastructures believes XRPL is suitable for institutional grade tokenized assets.
That alone would be a massive vote of confidence.
And over time, more assets, more institutions and more liquidity settling on XRPL creates a stronger ecosystem around XRP itself.
More activity on the ledger means more developers, more applications, more users and ultimately more reasons for institutions to build there.
Again, none of this is confirmation.
But Ripple is already inside the working group.
DTCC wants a multi chain future.
XRPL has spent years preparing for tokenized real world assets.
The pieces fit together remarkably well.
We'll find out very soon whether they're connected.
Imo it makes sense that they are.
DTCC@The_DTCC
The shift from experimentation to production is underway. July 15 – the day tokenization moves closer to real-world production at scale. Learn what’s next and why it matters: brnw.ch/21x40NC
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@LukeRichar6071 They deleted a bunch of superfluous "bank" words and the "standard bank" was probably a double of standard Chartered, and they added UBS

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Then they re uploaded now the same thing has happened 😏
{x}@unknowDLT
Swift has deleted her post which is very, very strange… The post was full of comments pointing out that the banks mentioned are Ripple partners.
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@unknowDLT Probably because they are sick of the SwIfT wIlL uSe XrP comments
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@Aitor91526869 @unknowDLT They removed the superfluous use of the word "bank" , and removed "standard bank" and added UBS
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@unknowDLT They removed the word bank a bunch of times, the words "standard bank" We're removed, possibly a double on standard Chartered and added UBS

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Implemented in 9 months. Global from day one.
Swift's blockchain-based ledger is ready for use, with ANZ, BNP Paribas, BNY, Citi, DBS Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), FirstRand, HSBC, Itaú Unibanco, Lloyds Banking Group, Mashreq, MUFG, OCBC, Standard Chartered, UBS, UOB and Wells Fargo preparing to pilot 24/7 tokenised cross-border payments.
This is a significant step towards scaling tokenised finance powered by the standards, security and global reach the industry relies on. By combining distributed ledger technology with Swift’s secure messaging network, the ledger:
-Enhances liquidity efficiency
-Improves cash flow visibility
-Enables seamless token recognition
What’s next? This is the first use case. The ledger creates a foundation for future innovation in areas like programmable money and agentic commerce, and we're continuing to explore more use cases with our community - helping to take tokenised money closer to scalable, real-world adoption.
Find out more: lnkd.in/eAucE_cJ
#Ledger #Tokenisation #CrossBorderPayments

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2019 conference slide showing @Vanguard_Group as the hub linking HSBC, @BlackRock , @jpmorgan , Accenture, SWIFT and many others. The 'Probably nothing' energy is strong here 🧐
What kind of relationships do you think this is mapping — ownership, partnerships, or influence?
𝕀ℕ 🌻@Ianbins
Probably nothing 🧐
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Getting a 777 literally means winning the jackpot.
7/7

David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz@JoelKatz
Jackpot!
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Is this a stretch? The crease in his pants appears too deliberate and matches the profile of Elroy Jetson's face (space theme). Hanna-Barbera's anniversary is July 7th. 7/7 can be seen in the bear's crutch. #xrp
@EsotericKang @NFAdotcrypto



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@Bird_XRPL @EsotericKang @NFAdotcrypto The storyboard artist for Hanna-Barbera was a guy called David Schwartz

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