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Pundit Shares The Value Proposition Of XRP – It’s ‘Foundational’

Crypto pundit Mickle is reminding the crypto community why XRP still holds an essential place in the digital asset ￰0￱ explains that the value of XRP stems from its foundational role in the XRP ￰1￱ believes many people misunderstand XRP by comparing it to stablecoins or other tokens, but that view misses the main ￰2￱ Says XRP’s Value Is ‘Foundational,’ Not Just A Pitch In a recent X post, Mickle said that most people in crypto still do not understand what makes XRP ￰3￱ explained that when people ask, “What’s the current pitch for XRP?” they are asking the wrong ￰4￱ him, XRP does not need a sales pitch because its value is ￰5￱ cryptocurrency doesn’t depend on price movements, short-term excitement, or temporary stories.

Instead, it is part of the very system that powers the XRP ￰6￱ compared XRP to well-known cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, noting that they share common ￰7￱ are native, non-issued assets that exist without a counterparty, meaning they are not created or backed by any one company or ￰8￱ these leading cryptocurrencies, XRP provides the liquidity that allows value to move and settle across its decentralized ￰9￱ to Mickle, this is what gives XRP a lasting ￰10￱ is not a token that depends on external promises or a central authority, but the heart of a decentralized system that operates ￰11￱ Ledger Depends On XRP’s Native Role In Decentralized Settlement Mickle also suggests that the XRP Ledger cannot exist or operate without ￰12￱ said this is what many people miss when they compare XRP to other digital ￰13￱ XRP ledger was built in a way that makes XRP an important part of how value moves and settles across the ￰14￱ noted that XRP’s speed, ability to handle many transactions, and connection with other systems make it stand out from most blockchains in the crypto ￰15￱ Ripple’s payment tools as examples, Mickle showed how XRP plays a key role in helping different kinds of assets, like stablecoins, tokenized assets, and cryptocurrencies, move smoothly across decentralized ￰16￱ tools make it possible to send money anywhere in the world quickly and cheaply, without going through banks or ￰17￱ added that XRP is a native digital asset, while stablecoins are tied to fiat money and rely on traditional financial systems to keep their ￰18￱ said this is what makes XRP unique and gives it real independence in the digital ￰19￱ distinction, he said, is the very essence of crypto and the reason XRP continues to matter as a foundational digital ￰20￱ to Mickle, understanding this difference is what separates those who genuinely understand crypto from those who do not.

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