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- Yesterday2h 5m
ETFs Bought A Billion XRP. Nothing Happened.
XRP spot ETFs now hold 1.13 billion XRP and $1.46 billion in assets, after another 6.3 million XRP of inflows this week and 645.3 million XRP walking off exchanges. Every part of the bullish mechanism fired at once, and XRP sat at $1.43. Jeff walks the Week 38 supply report line by line, and Chip puts beside it the number nobody else quotes: the ETFs and index funds hold 1.129% of total supply, while exchange wallets hold roughly 21%. The ETF bid is real. It is not yet large enough to see. Also in this episode: the Fed's unanimous 12-0 hike to 3.75%-4.00% and why XRP didn't blink; where all 100 billion XRP actually lives; Ripple Treasury and the trapped-cash problem; XRP and RLUSD landing in Stripe and Tempo's AI payments kit; Stuart Alderoty on why politics beat policy on CLARITY; wallet security and the dead-phone cold storage protocol; and the Greenland agreement that Trump calls permanent American control while Denmark's own statement calls sovereignty preserved. Full show notes, every article we covered, and the video: https://onthechain.io SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com Mint a Badass Yeti https://otc.one/mint OTC Merch https://otc.one/shop Subscribe https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ Buy Us a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onthechain FOLLOW On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip DISCLAIMER - The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
- 3 days ago1h 22m
Democrats Blocked Clarity Act - XRP Won't Wait
Democrats blocked the CLARITY Act, leaving the United States without the digital asset framework the crypto industry spent years fighting to secure. Now, some of the senators responsible cannot clearly explain why they voted against it. But XRP isn't waiting for Washington. While Congress fails to deliver clarity, XRP and RLUSD are moving deeper into the infrastructure being built for AI-powered commerce, open wallets and machine payments. We break down who stopped the CLARITY Act, what happens next and why the financial system continues building around XRP. We also cover Ripple Swell 2026, the XRPL AI Starter Kit, the critical D'CENT security warning and the growing battle over AI. SHOW NOTES AND EVERY LINK WE DISCUSS https://onthechain.io/podcast/democrats-blocked-clarity-act-xrp-wont-wait/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Cold Open - They Blocked Clarity, And We Called It 1:21 Welcome to On The Chain 2:38 Ripple Swell 2026 - The Full Agenda Goes Live 10:18 XRPL Joins The Open Wallet Standard - Tempo And Stripe 11:52 Another Wallet Warning - D'CENT And What We Still Don't Know 14:27 So Much For The Clarity Act 16:45 Garlinghouse: "This One Stings" 21:29 Nobody Knows The Democrats Better Than Ripple 25:44 Michael Bennett Votes Against The Bill He Asked For 29:03 Senator Hirono Has Nothing To Say 31:38 Tom Tillis And The Motion To Reconsider 34:31 Dick Durbin: The Bubble And Social Security 39:04 Josh Hawley, Small-Town Banks And The Farmers 41:35 The Chat Weighs In - Iran, Turkey And The Real Enemy 49:48 AI Safety Is The New Climate Change 51:04 Anthropic, OpenAI And The Effective Altruism Crowd 54:33 Why American Builders Reach For Chinese Models 55:42 JD Vance On Frankenstein 1:04:27 Andrew Ng On Fear-Mongering And Regulatory Capture 1:08:21 Every Democrat Is Doing An Obama Impression 1:11:21 Around The World - Time Magazine, Canada And The EU 1:15:54 Mitch McConnell And The Wheelchair Videos 1:18:49 Sign-Off SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN Website https://onthechain.io Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN ON X On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip DISCLAIMER This content is for informational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing discussed on this show constitutes financial, investment, legal, accounting, or tax advice. Jeff, Chip, On The Chain, and any guests appearing on the show are not financial advisors. Always conduct your own research and consult a qualified professional before making financial decisions. Digital assets are highly volatile and involve substantial risk. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
- 1 weeks ago1h 20m
They Can't Build This Without XRP
Something much bigger is being built around XRP, and the pieces are getting harder to ignore. RLUSD is expanding its liquidity and distribution through Spark’s Stablecoin FX Layer. At the same time, the XRP Ledger Foundation is talking openly about writing TradFi primitives directly into the XRPL, including lending, infrastructure and agentic payments. Flare is experimenting with new ways to generate XRP rewards. Canton continues advancing institutional settlement infrastructure. And while all of this is happening, another XRPL project bites the dust. Then Washington enters a critical week for crypto as the CLARITY Act heads toward a major Senate vote. And we’re going around the world: Trump in Ireland, the growing conversation around a reunited Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland challenging the future of the UK, Putin warning about Europe and Russia, and Trump declaring that whoever wins the AI race wins. The financial system is changing. The infrastructure is being built. And XRP keeps showing up in places that matter. At some point you have to ask: What are they building... and why does XRP keep ending up in the middle of it? 🔥 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🧊 Mint a Badass Yeti https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://otc.one/shop 📧 Subscribe To OTC https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ☕ Support OTC on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🌐 On The Chain https://onthechain.io 🐦 FOLLOW US ON X On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip https://x.com/stephenchip #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #RLUSD #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #XRPNews #CryptoNews #Blockchain #OnTheChain
- 1 weeks ago1h 56m
XRP Is The Key To Money
XRP may be becoming the key to something much bigger than payments. Ripple is challenging the idea that every regulated stablecoin is created equal. A money transmitter license, state trust charter, and federal prudential supervision each carry different reserve requirements, verification standards, and consequences if an issuer fails. As stablecoins become part of the financial system, the level of regulatory oversight behind them could determine which assets institutions are willing to trust. Clearpool is also expanding to the XRP Ledger, bringing institutional-ready credit and lending infrastructure directly to XRPL. The proposal includes migrating from CPOOL to CLEAR and recapitalizing the treasury to fund incentives, adoption, and the platform’s next phase of growth. Institutional credit remains largely untapped on XRPL, but Clearpool believes the opportunity is massive. At the same time, RippleX is working with Common Prefix to formally verify the XRP Ledger. This effort goes directly to the reliability and security institutions require before moving serious financial activity onchain. We are also looking at the XRPL validation stream, where UNL validators vote on the same ledger hash until consensus is reached and the ledger sequence advances. Ripple Treasury is pushing even deeper into the Office of the CFO with GSmart and what Ripple describes as Treasury-Native AI. Instead of placing AI beside treasury operations, Ripple is embedding intelligence directly into existing financial policies, data, workflows, and deterministic financial logic while keeping people responsible for the final decisions. Solana is also developing confidential transfers and batch functionality, reinforcing the institutional demand for privacy, scale, and controlled financial operations on public blockchain infrastructure. Tonight, Chip and Jeff connect all of it. Regulated stablecoins. Institutional credit. Formal verification. Treasury-native AI. Confidential transfers. Batch transactions. These are not isolated developments. They are pieces of the financial infrastructure being built for the next era of money. Please like, subscribe, and click the bell to be notified when the next video drops. 🔥 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🧊 Mint a Badass Yeti https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://otc.one/shop 🔔 Subscribe to On The Chain https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ☕ Buy Us a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onthechain FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN 🌐 Website https://onthechain.io 𝕏 On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain 𝕏 Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain 𝕏 Chip https://x.com/stephenchip This is Badassery. Creators of Badassery, Badass Yetis, Badassery Coffee and On The Chain. #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #Stablecoins #InstitutionalFinance #DeFi #AI #Treasury #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #OnTheChain ⚠️ DISCLAIMER The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests.
- 1 weeks ago1h 45m
The fight over XRP just started!
The fight over XRP just started! Please like, subscribe, and click the bell to be notified when the next video drops. 🔥 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🧊 Mint a Badass Yeti https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://otc.one/shop 🔔 Subscribe to On The Chain https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ☕ Buy Us a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onthechain FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN 🌐 Website https://onthechain.io 𝕏 On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain 𝕏 Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain 𝕏 Chip https://x.com/stephenchip This is Badassery. Creators of On The Chain, Badass Yetis and Badassery Coffee. #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #RLUSD #Crypto #BIS #AI #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #OnTheChain ⚠️ DISCLAIMER – The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests.
- 2 weeks ago1h 53m
They Keep Choosing XRP
They keep choosing XRP—and at this point, it’s getting harder to call it a coincidence. Brad Garlinghouse is inside the room as America pushes to become the crypto capital of the world. The Bank for International Settlements tested the XRP Ledger in a proof of concept for verifying official economic data. AI agents are already using XRP and RLUSD to purchase intelligence, research, forecasts, and digital services. Now the Florida Gators are putting XRP directly on the field at the Swamp. Different players. Different objectives. The same ledger keeps showing up. Meanwhile, a central bank spent months repositioning $11 billion in gold, Congress is walking away for the final two weeks of September, and the attacks against XRP are getting louder. Is this simply a collection of unrelated headlines—or are governments, institutions, developers, and major brands revealing what comes next before the market is ready to see it? Jeff and Chip connect the dots on XRP, Ripple, the BIS, AI-agent payments, RLUSD, American crypto policy, the Florida Gators partnership, and the growing backlash surrounding XRP. Drop your answer in the comments: Which signal matters most—the BIS, AI-agent payments, the White House, or XRP entering mainstream sports? Please like, subscribe, and click the bell to be notified when the next video drops. 🔥 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🧊 Mint a Badass Yeti https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://otc.one/shop 🔔 Subscribe to On The Chain https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ☕ Buy Us a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/onthechain FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN 🌐 Website https://onthechain.io 𝕏 On The Chain https://x.com/On_The_Chain 𝕏 Jeff https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain 𝕏 Chip https://x.com/stephenchip This is Badassery. Creators of On The Chain, Badass Yetis and Badassery Coffee. #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #RLUSD #Crypto #BIS #AI #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #OnTheChain ⚠️ DISCLAIMER – The information discussed on On The Chain is for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, or legal advice. Jeff, Chip, and their guests may hold digital assets discussed during the show. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Views expressed are solely those of the hosts and their guests.
- 2 weeks ago57 min
XRP Just Became a MUCH BIGGER Problem
XRP is getting harder to dismiss. We’re breaking down why the story around XRP is getting much bigger than payments alone. The onchain economy is accelerating. Institutional settlement is moving toward 24/7. Cross-border costs are collapsing. Credit and lending infrastructure is being built directly into the XRP Ledger. Batch transactions are getting security audits. Developers are being pushed toward XLS-65 and XLS-66. And the Bitwise XRP ETF has now crossed $500 million in assets under management. This is no longer one isolated XRP headline. The infrastructure is stacking. Payments. Tokenization. Trading. Lending. Credit. Institutional access. And the bigger that stack gets, the harder XRP becomes to ignore. Chip and Jeff break down: • Why Uphold says the new financial system is moving onchain • Why XRP and XRPL keep showing up in the institutional conversation • The new XRPL credit and lending rail • XLS-65 and XLS-66 • The upcoming XRPL lending hackathon • The latest Batch Transactions security audit • The Bitwise XRP ETF crossing $500M AUM • What all of this could mean for XRP adoption • Plus tonight’s biggest geopolitical stories from the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and beyond This one goes much deeper than price. The question is no longer whether XRP has a use case. The question is how much of the next financial system gets built around the rails XRP was designed to use. 🔥 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN 🔥 ☕ BADASSERY COFFEE https://badasserycoffee.com 🪙 OTC MINT https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC MERCH https://onthechain.shop 📩 SUBSCRIBE TO OTC https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ☕ BUY US A COFFEE https://buymeacoffee.com/onthechain 🌐 ON THE CHAIN https://onthechain.io 🎙️ OTC PODCAST https://otc.one/podcast FOLLOW US ON X On The Chain: https://x.com/On_The_Chain Jeff: https://x.com/Jeff_OnTheChain Chip: https://x.com/stephenchip Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss the next live show. #XRP #XRPL #Ripple #Crypto ``` That **full Support On The Chain block** is the one I should be carrying into every OTC YouTube description.
- 3 weeks ago1h 25m
Big Money Needs XRP For What's Next
Ripple’s financial ecosystem is expanding fast — and the XRP Ledger is moving deeper into the infrastructure that could power the next generation of lending, liquidity, payments and institutional finance. Tonight, Chip and Jeff break down Ripple’s Lending Protocol V1.1 security review, Single Asset Vaults on XRPL, and how Ripple Custody, RLUSD, Ripple Payments, Ripple Prime and the XRP Ledger are starting to connect into something much bigger. We also get into what this means for XRP utility, institutional adoption, tokenized assets, settlement, liquidity and the future of finance. Then we shift into GEOPOLITICS and AROUND THE WORLD — Trump, Fetterman, universal healthcare, immigration, Buc-ee’s, Canada vs. Trump, Lake America, Mark Carney, Doug Ford, France and more. TOPICS COVERED • Ripple Lending Protocol V1.1 • Sherlock AI security review • XRPL Single Asset Vaults – XLS-65 • Ripple Custody • RLUSD • Ripple Payments • Ripple Prime • XRP Ledger tokenization • Institutional lending and liquidity • XRP utility and adoption • Trump and John Fetterman • Universal healthcare • Immigration • Buc-ee’s • Canada vs. Trump • Lake America • Mark Carney and Doug Ford • France politics 👇 SUPPORT ON THE CHAIN 👇 ☕ Badassery Coffee https://badasserycoffee.com 🪙 OTC Mint https://otc.one/mint 👕 OTC Merch https://onthechain.shop 🔔 Subscribe To OTC https://onthechain.io/subscribe/ ❤️ Help OTC Keep the Lights On https://ko-fi.com/onthechain 🌐 ON THE CHAIN Website: https://onthechain.io Podcast: https://otc.one/podcast FOLLOW ON THE CHAIN ON X On The Chain: @OnTheChainLive Jeff: @Jeff_OnTheChain Chip: @stephenchip #XRP #Ripple #XRPL #Crypto DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed on On The Chain are for informational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified professional before making financial decisions.
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