If You Care About XRP Price vs. Adoption, You Need To See This Video

Brad Kimes, known online as Digital Perspectives, released a 45-minute documentary-style video examining one of the most persistent questions among XRP investors: why does utility keep growing while price stays still? The video, which he shared with his audience on X, goes deeper than standard market coverage. Kimes calls it “an investigation, a genuine evidence-first investigation into one of the most perplexing disconnects in modern finance.” If You`ve Ever Had Concerns About XRP PRICE vs. Adoption,You Need To See This Video! "XRP: The Invisible $7.5 Trillion Nobody Is Talking About" RLUSD & Stablecoins Cannibalize XRP? Why XRP Price Doesn`t MOVE? https://t.co/PZdH79MNPe pic.twitter.com/1TWEtYCv0y — Digital Perspectives (@DigPerspectives) July 19, 2026 Adoption Is Already Here Kimes builds his case from on-chain data. The XRP Ledger processes roughly 1.5 million transactions per day, with each ledger closing in 3 to 5 seconds . Over 90 active On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) corridors are running globally, settling real cross-border payments. U.S. spot XRP ETFs launched and pulled in hundreds of millions of dollars in early inflows and crossed $1 billion in assets under management in under 2 months . Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is live on both the XRP Ledger and Ethereum, and CBDC pilots are documented in Palau, Bhutan, Montenegro, and other jurisdictions. As Kimes puts it, “Utility is not coming. Utility is already here.” The $7.5 Trillion Context The video’s title comes from a figure Kimes wants investors to sit with. The global foreign exchange market processes approximately $7.5 trillion per day in volume, not annually. If XRP through ODL captured just 1% of that daily FX settlement activity, that would represent $7.5 billion per day in XRP-facilitated settlement. Does RLUSD Compete With XRP? Kimes addresses the cannibalization question directly. He calls it “one of the most important and honest questions in the entire ecosystem right now.” He concludes that both assets solve different problems. RLUSD handles dollar-to-dollar transfers. XRP handles cross-currency bridging , a problem that a dollar-denominated stablecoin cannot solve. He also points to RLUSD as a signal of Ripple’s commitment, adding, “You don’t build a dollar stablecoin on a ledger you don’t believe in.” We are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 Five Suspects, One Open Case Kimes names five factors creating the gap between adoption and price: stablecoin cannibalization, regulatory hangover from the SEC lawsuit, escrow supply pressure from Ripple’s billions of XRP in structured release , macro correlation with broader risk assets, and what he calls the most honest suspect of all, the simple reality that transformative financial infrastructure takes time to get priced in. The ACH payment system took 20 years of quiet deployment before becoming dominant. The internet was commercially available in the early 1990s. Institutional recognition didn’t arrive until 1999. Kimes’ position is that the delay between utility and price recognition “isn’t a failure. It’s the norm for infrastructure-level technology. It has always been the norm. And it is always resolved.” Disclaimer : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial advice. The views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s opinion. Readers are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment decisions. Any action taken by the reader is strictly at their own risk. Times Tabloid is not responsible for any financial losses. Follow us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News The post If You Care About XRP Price vs. Adoption, You Need To See This Video appeared first on Times Tabloid .