XRP IS NEVER GOING TO $0 OR $0.50 - RIPPLE & BLACKROCK TIES! - THIS $300 XRP THEORY MAKES SENSE!

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Hello everyone and welcome back to the common sense crypto channel. As with you always, this is Rich doing another video today on XRP.

[00:00:12]So I hope you're all having a wonderful day today wherever you are in this great great world. We're going to talk about XRP. And I got to start with this from Securitize. BlackRock has filed for a new tokenized fund structure with the SEC and once again selected securitized infrastructure to power it. The filing outlines a model where blockchainbased ownership records integrate with regulated transfer agency and investor onboarding systems. And we already know the ties between Ripple and secure ties.

[00:00:53]Remember, Ripple powers the stable coin on offramps of securitizes in issuance platform. And now, BlackRock has selected Securitize as the infrastructure to power its second tokenized fund. And of course, that's documented and it comes from Smoke.

[00:01:16]We seen the ties between Ripple and Black Rockck, but the biggest one is this. Black Rockck CEO Larry Frink says the future of finance is the tokenization of all financial assets and the XRP ledger was built for exactly that future. I still believe that Ripple and Black Rockck are building something massive around tokenization in the background. Larry Frink is he's the co-chair at the World Economic Forum. Every year Brad Garlinghouse goes to Davos, the World Economic Forum, and he talks about crypto. He talks about the future for XRP and so on. You honestly don't think that Larry Frink and Brad Garlinghouse cross paths at the World Economic Forum? Absolutely they do. You know, Black Rockck was chosen by the elite. Same thing with Ripple. So, if they're going to build out this massive tokenization system, who do you think they're going to choose to build this out with? Of course, Ripple and the XRP ledger. That's why I believe there's a very strong NDA there. And this is also why I believe Black Rockck hasn't had an XRP spot ETF yet. Everybody keeps saying Black Rockck's waiting on the Clarity Act. Black Rockck doesn't wait on anything. You see how everyone else already has their XRP spot ETF, Franklin Templeton, and so on. Black Rockck would have been a first mover there, but I believe something bigger is happening behind the scenes. Evernote CEO Ash Blue, what you're seeing is we're moving beyond that hype cycle, beyond that speculation cycle, and we're moving to financial institutions using this technology. Take a listen to this. I think what you're seeing is we're moving beyond that hype cycle, beyond that speculation cycle, and we're moving to financial institutions using this technology for moving money, for tokenization and trading money.

[00:03:38]Companies like Black Rockck are leaning in. Franklin Templeton leading in the biggest names out there in the financial space leaning in.

[00:03:46]>> So, what would you say is your market strategy today?

[00:03:48]>> Once we're closed, we want to do something that's a little bit different than a lot of the other DATs out there.

[00:03:53]We believe that uh we're not only there to provide exposure to XRP, but we also want to help build that ecosystem on the XRP ledger itself. We're out there helping create new standards and creating new protocols directly on XRP so that we can run our yield business in the future on XRP as well. And that's a big differentiator in terms of we're we're active developers. I'm a product guy. I spent uh almost a decade at Ripple being the product guy. I want to bring some of that flavor over to Evernorth.

[00:04:23]And I think Evernorth is moving in the right direction. I it's just going to add more and more utility for XRP along the way. But the days of hype and speculation, they are absolutely ending.

[00:04:40]You know, Ripple XRP back in 2017, 2018, it literally ran up based on hype and speculation. They were waiting on that big Coinbase listing for XRP and you've seen how great that run was.

[00:04:59]But here we are now in 2026 and I think the 4-year cycle is coming to an end altogether. I think utility is gonna end the four-year cycle and forever and I think everything going forward is gonna about be about real world use case and how all of these institutions can utilize certain cryptocurrencies even inside their own business model and that's going to change everything. Now, in the last couple of videos, I showed you things that were said in the past, and I showed you glitches from the past.

[00:05:36]But remember when they used to tell us that XRP was going to zero? If you thought Luna's collapse was fast, buckle up. XRP will hit zero in the blink of an eye. That was back in 2022 when Luna collapsed out. But ever since then, you know, people still every once in a while they they come out and they'll write a post and they'll say XRP is going to zero because of this and because of that. It was really heavy back when Ripple vers SEC was still going on. A lot of people still believe that Ripple was going to lose that case and XRP was finished. But here we are now. XRP is never ever going to zero. I know a lot of people in the XRP community would love to see XRP dip back below 50 again, but I don't believe that's ever going to happen either. I don't even think we're going back under a dollar like everyone is predicting. I think a$130 was the bottom for XRP. I think once this breakout begins, if you didn't stack enough XRP or you didn't stack as much as you could have, I think you're going to have a lot of regrets because most people, they they still sit on the sidelines waiting for that massive dip before the breakout. But that massive dip may not even happen. Then what?

[00:07:07]You're going to buy back. you're going to buy more at even higher prices or buy back in at higher prices when you could just be buying close to the bottom right now. Ripple Prime is registered and approved to operate in all 53 US states and territories. Ripple Prime supercharges XRP's utility. This is the direct pathway for XRP to interface with DTCC infrastructure through Ripple Prime. That acquisition of Hidden Road was huge for Ripple and that comes from Smoke and of course it's all documented.

[00:07:49]So imagine that registered and approved to operate in all 53 US states and territories.

[00:07:59]XRP is going to be moving value domestically. It's going to there's going to be domestic payments. There's going to be micro payments. There's going to be crossborder payments.

[00:08:10]There's going to be all types of remittances in between countries all around the world running on Ripple Rails utilizing XRP. And people still believe XRP one day can go to zero. It's just not going to happen.

[00:08:29]And this is huge. Yes, VANC has officially identified the XRP ledger as a blockchain infrastructure position to capture major settlement volumes from legacy incumbents like Swift, DTCC, and JP Morgan quadrillions. And of course, it's documented as well. So imagine that VanX saying that the XRP ledger can capture major settlement volumes from Swift DTCC and JP Morgan.

[00:09:05]It tells you the path that Ripple is on.

[00:09:08]It tells you the path that XRP is on.

[00:09:12]Swift is just messaging. XRP and Ripplet is going to handle all of the settlement at Swift. the DTCC, it's going to be even bigger. They're going to bring so much value in the second half of this year to the XRP ledger. We are going to be looking at a totally different XRP by the end of 2026.

[00:09:37]And I thought this was a great post because this explains how XRP will reach $300.

[00:09:46]Shortly after declarity is law is enacted. Banks will start using XRP.

[00:09:53]Those who say XRP will rise slowly or only reach five or $10 view banks like grocery stores joining the system one by one. However, Ripple has already partnered with giant infrastructure providers like Volante, ACI Worldwide, and Finostra. The reality is that these infrastructure providers serve thousands of banks with a single update. In other words, Ripple does not need to sign individual contracts with 13,000 banks.

[00:10:27]The moment they plug into the central cloud, all banks connected to the system become capable of using XRP liquidity.

[00:10:37]Therefore, it will take years. Claims represent a failure to understand the speed of the software world. XRP is a payment transfer system. If XRP remains at $10 to $20, it would be like trying to transfer the water in the ocean with a small straw. The straw needs to grow and large pipes are required. Therefore, as the price increases, the pipes expand and the transfer becomes much faster. In so many words, he's saying what David Schwarz told us long ago. the price has to be higher to be utilized by the banks. It's the same reason why a lot of people believe that the banks already set the price for XRP.

[00:11:32]But it doesn't take all of this time like people think. Once one bank goes live with XRP and Ripplet, every other bank, it'll set off that massive network effect and every other bank that's not on board will then start jumping on board because they got to keep up with their competition. That's how you get XRP to three digits in the short term.

[00:12:00]Four digits will most likely follow in a very shorter period of time. You know, it's like anything. First, you get the initial breakout. Like XRP, say it goes to $10. It's going to take less time for XRP to go from $10 to $50. It's going to take even less time to go from $50 to $100 plus. the time span is going to shrink because all of the onboarding and everything going live on a daily basis is going to cut that time down. So, forget about waiting years for all of this to happen. Once this begins, it's going to most likely happen over the course of like 12 to 18 months. Good morning. XRP comes back at $2 soon. Mex every single day they come out with these bullish XRP articles. Bullish signals pile up as $2 Target comes back into view. I still believe XRP is going to start to rebound. And when it does, I think we're going to break through a $150 and start heading back above $2 very quickly.

[00:13:18]The market didn't change. Nothing changed. It's this just a few realworld issues that had an effect on the market, short-term impact on the market. That's the way I look at it. So now when we start to see the prices begin to move up, XRP already built more strength for a better push to back above a$150.

[00:13:44]I think if we get above a $150 and hold, we will be back above $2 shortly after that happens. Things are coming together on the XRP ledger, says XRP Ledger Foundation director. So, we're seeing a lot of big things happen on the XRP ledger. But most people, they see this momentum happening. They see the projects building on the ledger and the first thing they're wondering is why is this not impacting the price of XRP because these projects are still building out and growing. Even the transaction volume on the XRP ledger. A lot of people think that it takes maybe a month or so for all that volume to catch up in the price of XRP. I say I see a lot of people saying that all the time. So if that's the case, we should start to see a surge on the price of XRP very soon. We will all know how this impacts the price of e XRP eventually. I still believe even the all the announcements that we got, we're still waiting for all that value to show up as well because first you get the announcement, then over time the real value starts to show up. I'm just waiting for XRP to break out just like all of you is what I'm saying. And I do believe the second half of this year, it's going to be absolutely incredible.

[00:15:21]And it's going to be a great time to be an XRP investor. But until it happens, stay patient, stay positive, and let's get rich together. With that said, I'm going to wrap up this video. I want to thank you all for watching. I appreciate all of you. I'll see you in the next one. Have a great night.