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Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz used a June 17 post on X to highlight XRP’s real-world utility ahead of Ripple Swell 2026, emphasizing payments, tokenization, interoperability, decentralized finance (DeFi), and artificial intelligence (AI). The remarks focused on builders and practical use cases rather than event logistics.
Schwartz said he expects Swell 2026 to be Ripple’s largest event yet, writing: “I hear this will be the largest Ripple Swell yet. I wouldn’t miss it.”
Ripple has described Swell 2026 as its biggest Swell event to date, with more than 1,500 attendees, over 75 speakers, more than 50 sessions, and three stages in New York City.
So far, the speaker list includes Matt Damon (co-founder of Water.org), Tom Farley (chairman and CEO of Bullish), Brad Garlinghouse (CEO of Ripple), Billy Hult (CEO of Tradeweb), Monica Long (president of Ripple), and Schwartz. The lineup pairs Ripple executives with leaders from finance, exchanges, and philanthropy.
Schwartz positioned XRP’s role across multiple areas of finance and blockchain applications. Ripple’s broader messaging has also centered on payments utility, including settlement speed, low transaction costs, scalability, and transaction volume.
Ripple has cited XRP’s three-to-five-second settlement, fractions-of-a-penny transaction costs, scalability, and more than 4 billion completed transactions as factors supporting its payments-focused positioning.
Schwartz also reiterated the theme of ongoing development on the XRP Ledger, writing: “The best part of these events is always seeing the new ways people are using XRP and building on the XRP Ledger. Looking forward to diving into core use cases around payments, tokenization, interoperability, DeFi, AI, and whatever comes next. Bring your best ideas and meet me there, XRP community.”
Enterprise finance emerged as another key use case in Ripple’s messaging. Ripple said its treasury platform enables organizations to hold, manage, and transact with XRP and RLUSD within existing workflows, with real-time valuation, transaction recording, and auditability for treasury teams.
Liquidity strategy also featured in the broader narrative. Garlinghouse has linked XRP to payments, custody, liquidity, and treasury management, and described AI as part of Ripple’s work in cash forecasting and real-time liquidity management for chief financial officers.
Independent ecosystem participants added context to the adoption story. Panos Mekras, co-founder and CEO of Anodos Finance, argued that XRP has become a “north star” asset beyond Ripple itself, citing its use for treasury management, payroll, and cross-chain liquidity.
Mekras said his company has bought, held, and paid employees with XRP since 2023, while using the asset across XRPL, Solana, Flare, and other networks.
The article also notes that XRP “broke higher” as activity across payments, tokenization, liquidity, and settlement continues to expand, framing ongoing adoption and development as supportive for investors.
Ready Card users outside the European Economic Area have reportedly faced an abrupt service halt after a transition involving the card issuer disrupted the USDC spending product, according to user notices shared on X.
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