TARGET2’s €484 Trillion Scale and Ripple (XRP) Integration

In a recent post, crypto researcher SMQKE brought renewed attention to TARGET2, Europe’s largest payment infrastructure, and suggested that Ripple technology is already linked to it through the TAS Network ￰1￱ claim, which ties into the European Central Bank’s upcoming DLT initiatives, connects three significant elements — the scale of TARGET2, the TAS connectivity system, and the Eurosystem’s move toward distributed ledger integration. TARGET2’s Scale and Performance TARGET2 remains Europe’s primary platform for large-value euro ￰2￱ to official Eurosystem figures, it processed about 90% of the total value settled by such systems, with its turnover reaching €484.3 trillion in the latest reporting ￰3￱ system’s traffic rose by 8.7%, while turnover increased by 4%, reflecting its central role in European financial ￰4￱ figures underscore TARGET2’s dominance as the region’s settlement backbone.

TARGET2 + Ripple —> €484 Trillion. Documented. ￰0￱ ￰5￱ — SMQKE (@SMQKEDQG) October 8, 2025 TAS Network Gateway and Ripple’s Role SMQKE highlighted that Ripple’s technology is “wired into” TARGET2 via the TAS Network Gateway, a solution designed to connect banks and payment providers to central ￰6￱ from TAS Group shows that its gateway supports multiple protocols and includes compatibility with blockchain technologies, including Ripple’s system. However, official Eurosystem sources have not explicitly confirmed a live Ripple integration within ￰7￱ 2026 Interoperable DLT TARGET System The Eurosystem has already disclosed its plans to enhance settlement capabilities through distributed ledger technology, targeting 2026 for the rollout of an interoperable DLT-based TARGET ￰8￱ suggested that Ripple could play a key role in powering transactions within that system, positioning it as part of the infrastructure supporting future DLT ￰9￱ ECB’s DLT pilot, known as the Pontes initiative, aims to test interoperability between DLT networks and existing TARGET ￰10￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 SMQKE’s assertions combine factual details with ￰11￱ €484 trillion turnover and TARGET2’s operational scale are confirmed by official ￰12￱ TAS Gateway’s capability to support Ripple’s protocol is also documented.

However, the claim that Ripple is already functionally embedded within TARGET2 or guaranteed to power the forthcoming DLT system remains speculative in the absence of an official statement from the ECB, TAS Group, or ￰13￱ definitive confirmation is lacking, the convergence of traditional banking infrastructure and blockchain technology continues to attract attention. TARGET2’s scale and the ECB’s upcoming DLT initiatives make this connection a point of growing interest for analysts observing Europe’s evolving payment ￰14￱ : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial ￰15￱ views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s ￰16￱ are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment ￰17￱ action taken by the reader is strictly at their own ￰18￱ Tabloid is not responsible for any financial ￰19￱ us on X , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News