XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is drawing fresh attention after Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson highlighted its untapped potential in decentralized finance, saying nearly $100 billion worth of idle XRP could soon enter yield-bearing ecosystems.
The remarks came just as Nasdaq-listed Reliance Global Group Inc. (NASDAQ:RELI) announced it has added XRP to its corporate digital asset treasury.
Hoskinson Sees $100B XRP Unlocking DeFi Liquidity
Speaking during a livestream, Hoskinson said the XRP community has “almost a hundred billion dollars of XRP floating around that’s yield-free,” suggesting that regulatory clarity and real-world asset (RWA) integration could transform XRP into a major DeFi liquidity source.
“You try to match RWAs and all these emerging assets that now, because of changing regulation, can finally enter the space,” Hoskinson said.
“You pair them up with Bitcoin, ADA, XRP and that alone could get us $10–15 …