XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) is way off $2, yet recent industry discussions suggest the token and the XRP Ledger could play a central role in a digitized global financial system.
The XRP Ledger Has One Advantage
On the Paul Barron podcast, panelists addressed perceived competition between the Canton Network and the XRP Ledger.
The discussion argued that the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation using Canton for tokenization does not directly threaten XRP’s use case.
Canton is designed for real-world asset tokenization and privacy across subnets, rather than cross-border liquidity.
By contrast, the XRP Ledger is described as a bridge asset system built for instant cross-border and cross-asset settlement.
Under that framework, tokenized assets issued on …