Does The Digital Euro Use XRP? Here’s What We Know

Crypto pundit SMQKE has drawn the community’s attention to the possibility that the proposed digital euro is using XRP. This comes as the XRP Ledger continues to gain more utility, which is a positive for the altcoin. 

How The Digital Euro Has Ties To XRP

In an X post, SMQKE highlighted the ties between the proposed digital euro, which is expected to launch by 2029, and XRP. The DLT pilot program will allegedly be used to issue this Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Meanwhile, Axiology is the XRPL-based technological layer for the DLT Transactional Settlement System (DLT TSS), which indicates a potential connection between the digital euro and the token. 

Furthermore, SMQKE noted that the DLT is working on a secondary market for tokenized securities, which is also a positive for the crypto and the Ledger. Despite the ties between the digital euro and XRP, the European Central Bank (ECB) has yet to say whether it will launch the CBDC on any public blockchain, including the Ledger. 

The Ledger is already home to several stablecoins, including Ripple’s RLUSD and Circle’s USDC, which are natively issued on the network. Meanwhile, Schuman’s EURØP, a MiCA-compliant and euro-backed stablecoin, is also issued on the Ledger. The issuance of these stablecoins on the network is bullish for the token because it could boost the altcoin’s adoption as the native token of the Ledger. 

Notably, the Ledger developers are also working on several updates to help onboard institutions onto the network. This includes privacy tools to ensure that these institutions can move their funds on-chain without being monitored. These developers are also working to eliminate the risk posed by quantum computing by introducing quantum-resistant code on the Ledger. 

“The Global Financial System Is Running On XRP”

In an X post, crypto pundit Jake Claver declared that the global financial system runs on XRP and that big banks are quietly accumulating the altcoin because they know what is coming. He further noted that one the altcoin can power multiple cross-border transactions daily and that several companies will soon need it to survive in global trade. “The writing is on the wall. Get ready or get left behind,” Claver added.

However, popular community member Crypto Eri countered Claver’s statement, suggesting that banks do not need to hold the token for these transactions. She stated that Ripple facilitates ODL for payment providers using XRP in liquidity corridors. Crypto Eri further remarked that this includes an optional Ripple-managed wallet that the user dips into on demand without exposure to the altcoin. In line with this, she said that banks don’t quietly accumulate for payments but instead use the Ripple payments solution.

At the time of writing, the altcoin’s price is trading at around $2.13, up over 3% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.