MASTERCARD JUST MADE XRP PRIVATE?!?! (XRP DRAINED?)

Added: 2026-05-30

[00:00:00]We're not done with this one, and we got a lot more to cover, especially the MasterCard news. Folks, in the last video, if you didn't watch it, I really, really suggest you go back and watch it.

[00:00:10]XRP, XLM, DTCC, it's 100% official. The patent doesn't lie. But, Smoke did a little research, and this is worth sharing here. He says, "Ripple plus Stellar and the DTCC handshake, it's official." How was this all made possible? Right here. The DTCC's integration with Stellar was made possible through their acquisition of Securrency. Why does that matter? Right here. Because Securrency also includes Ripple integrations that the DTCC will utilize. Are we forgetting about that piece of information? Because we all know Smoke comes through with the craziest documents that I've ever seen in the space, and it's right here. There you go. This was the acquisition of Securrency by DTCC. It states on here, "Ripple and Metaco or Metago." And it states in here, "Securrency and blockchains that they use, Ethereum, Stellar, Ripple." I don't know what Gas Chain is or if EOS is still alive.

[00:01:14]Folks, they're telling you everything.

[00:01:16]Before we continue with today's XRP update, I want to mention Fortex once again. Look, I am generally impressed by how constantly they keep improving their platform. And what stands out most is their focus on security and transparency. Their security ratings, they continue to rise. They've been completely had independent audits done with CertiK and Cyberscope. And they use Fireblocks for institutional grade custody infrastructure. Now, for long-term XRP holders or even any crypto holder, this is one of the most interesting platforms that I've tested.

[00:01:51]Since XRP doesn't offer native staking, Fortex allows you to put your extra to work through liquidity pools and earn daily rewards. There's no lock-up periods and you can withdraw whenever you want. Thousands of users have already tested the platform and the feedback, it's all been positive. So, if you've been holding XRP for a long term, Ford is actually worth but here's the craziest part about this because they can tell you they can put it on patents, they can write about it. The head of the DTCC can come up to a podium and tell you exactly what they are doing. It can be like "Well, yes, we're going to use the XRP ledger. Yes, we're going to use Stellar. We're going to use Chainlink.

[00:02:29]We're going to use all these other, you know, different chains." And they name five or six of them, but you still have these people on Twitter who try to spin this like it's not the case. All the documents, all the patents, everything that has ever been found, there is a reason they are taking the time to create those. Just because they make it and you don't hear anything for a for years, that doesn't mean anything.

[00:02:55]Things take time to come to life. That is what we are seeing and they're going live. I mean, pretty much a month from now, in July. You know, I mean, we're at the end of May, right? We got June left and then July. Say 40 days. Folks, it's happening. I know those people on social media, you can fight it all you want, it's not worth it. You want to know why?

[00:03:14]Because me and you, we understand. We get it. We've seen the vision since day one. That's why we're still here. That's why I've been here over a decade and I'm not going anywhere. I understand what is going on in the world around us and who is going to be involved. Now, I wish I had those smarts 10 years ago, right?

[00:03:37]But, you know what? We still have a blessing in disguise. We really do and there's going to be so many winners.

[00:03:44]It's going to be crazy. Not one blockchain's going to win it all. Chad dropped this. Kevin Walsh, he wrote a Wall Street Journal article back in 2022.

[00:03:53]And it was titled, "The US Needs a Better Digital Dollar." Warning that China's dominance, or China will dominate if the US doesn't lead. I mean, I don't know, man. This guy just got voted in. I I'm liking more and more of what I'm seeing and what is being found and discovered. I think he understands exactly what needs to happen in the United States. Not only to keep us in the lead, but to make sure that China does not lead this digital currency race. Which brings us to this and then we're going to jump over and get right into the MasterCard news because it is a freaking doozy. Ripple's partner Securitize, remember the Securitize that we showed you back on this post from Smoke. Internet turning slow. I don't know if it's going to bring it up. It's probably not, but that's okay. The same Securitize stated that tokenization is going to allow us to do a 24/7 365.

[00:04:51]Something that we can send an email 24/7 365. We can send a text message 24 365.

[00:04:57]But for some damn reason, you cannot send money around the world 24/7 365.

[00:05:04]You can only do it Monday through Friday from like 8:00 to 3:00. Actually, the cut off for a wire is a 2:00 or 3:00.

[00:05:11]So, it's banker's hours. All right.

[00:05:13]Listen.

[00:05:13]>> What can you tell us about today and how things are changing? Because you've talked about tokenized securities.

[00:05:18]You're talking about bringing the NYC into blockchain and all these new areas.

[00:05:22]How will the financial services segment change?

[00:05:25]>> I think what is really going on is that people want access around the world to these markets. And with the explosion of the internet, it's no longer private wires and private networks and brokers in suits and fancy offices. People want access to these markets and what tokenization is going to allow us to do is go 24/7 365 via the internet distributed everywhere in the world, move capital as you and I sleep. We're going to have to change not only the technology but the way our legal construct works. How these things will settle, what will happen in a bankruptcy, but we're globalizing these markets.

[00:06:00]>> What can you tell >> whether you like it or not, sending money around the world is going to be available at every second of the day. We know blockchain's going to be used, digital ledger ledger technology, different cryptocurrencies, everything's going to be used here. I mean, I don't know why you wouldn't like it. Be honest with you. I think everything should be 24/7 365 and we shouldn't be at the mercy of others, right? And we talked about this on my other channel. The Digital Chamber urges the OCC to defend its crypto trust bank charter approvals from firms like Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, and BitGo pushing back on Senator Warren. Look, we're not going to stay too long on this. She's a monster.

[00:06:36]I don't know any other way we need to say this. She is an absolute monster.

[00:06:41]She is being put up to this by someone or maybe it's a group of people, maybe it's the banking cartel, I don't know.

[00:06:48]Someone is putting her up to this evil evil thing that she is trying to do. But the good thing is, Ripple already got it. They can't take it away from them.

[00:06:55]So, good luck, Senator Warren. You were just making yourself look like a freaking clown. It really is that simple. You are making yourself look like a clown. And now, let's talk MasterCard. MasterCard gained approval to operate crypto and stable coin payment infrastructure in New York.

[00:07:11]Right here, you can see MasterCard got its New York bit license, a very very hard license to get. This will now allow them to operate both digital assets and stable coin infrastructure in one of the strictest strictest crypto regulatory frameworks in the US. Now, you're probably thinking, "All right, man.

[00:07:29]Look, I thought this was going to be about Ripple. I thought this was going to be about XRP. I thought that's what the channel really talked on even though we talk about different things sometimes." It is. It is. Did you really think I wasn't going to segue over there? Let's lock it in now, cuz we took the news to Claude. We always like taking the news and throwing it into, you know, either a chat GPT or Claude or Grok, depending on what I feel like using for the day. Why do we like to do that? Because we like to get fact checks on this, and we like to find those deeper connections that A, we might have forgotten about over our past 10 years in crypto, or B, something that we didn't know about. So, right here, Claude makes it very, very clear, and it breaks down this whole MasterCard and Ripple connection, and how this all ties into that tweet. November 2025, the Swell announcement. So, last year's Swell event, Ripple announced a collaboration with MasterCard, WebBank, and Gemini to explore the use of RLUSD on the XRP Ledger to support stablecoin settlement of fiat card transactions.

[00:08:30]The incentive is designed to enable RLUSD operating on the ledger to facilitate blockchain-based settlement between MasterCard, WebBank, who's the issuer of the Gemini credit card. March of this year, do not forget, MasterCard's crypto partner program.

[00:08:47]MasterCard started its crypto partner program in March of this year. They got 85 firms, including Ripple, PayPal, Circle, and Binance involved in it. Why?

[00:08:57]Because I'm pretty sure MasterCard knew they were going to get this license, right? So, what did they start doing?

[00:09:01]Well, they got ahead of it. March, again, BVNK, their acquisition here.

[00:09:07]MasterCard acquired BNK. They're an infrastructure provider that connects fiat currencies and stablecoins across leading blockchain networks. It was a $1.8 billion deal. But now, let's talk about the mega picture. The DTCC's patents, the XRP Ledger as a compatible tokenization infrastructure. Ripple Prime got the NSCC listing. They joined the DTCC's tokenization working group, and you can expect live trades in July and October of this year. This all goes back to the patterning that other video.

[00:09:40]I'm telling you go watch that video because it is 100% confirmed here. Let's not forget about this. MasterCard, they partnered with Ripple on RLUSD credit card settlements directly on the XRP ledger. Ripple joined the crypto partner program for MasterCard. Now MasterCard has a bit license to operate stablecoin and crypto infrastructure in New York.

[00:10:03]What do you think MasterCard is going to be doing here?

[00:10:06]>> [music] >> What do you think? There's the vet calling me. They always call you the next day the vet for a checkup. I mean, he went in to get he get some kind of like arthritis shot and they always call the next day. How's he doing? He's doing fine. If he wasn't doing fine, I would call you.

[00:10:25]I would let you know. But it's the same shot he's been getting for over a year at this point. Please, and they always call in the middle of making a video.

[00:10:33]Always. I It's like clockwork. I make the video, the phone goes off. I make a video, I got a cat jumping up behind me.

[00:10:40]Make a video, cat wants the blinds open.

[00:10:42]It's It's insane over here. It really is. I need like a behind-the-scenes camera setup so you can see what is going on behind me cuz it's a jungle.

[00:10:52]No, no, I think it's a zoo. A zoo is a better word. Back to the show. RLUSD is issued under a New York Department of Financial Service Trust Company Charter.

[00:11:02]This is the same regulatory body that approved MasterCard's bit license. The regulatory layer is the key angle.

[00:11:09]That's what Claude's telling us. And MasterCard's Chief Product Officer stated that clear regulatory frameworks play an important role in building trust and confidence as new forms of digital value move from experiment toward practical application. That's a direct nod to the same NYDFS framework that governs RLUSD.

[00:11:32]Think about that. And now MasterCard, they just entered the picture. Folks, if this doesn't get you excited, make those little hairs on the back of your neck stand up, I don't know what's going on.

[00:11:42]As always, none of this is financial advice. It never is. It never will be.

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