The XRP community is sitting with a question that carries real financial weight. Future XRP (@the5blairs) laid out two possible realities for XRP investors, and the community’s response revealed just how much is riding on the answer.
In the first scenario, Ripple uses retail investors to fund operations through sales of XRP. XRP would play no meaningful role beyond paying gas fees as Ripple pivots toward its stablecoin, RLUSD.
In the second, Ripple builds the Internet of Value, where XRP serves as the bridge asset moving value across new financial rails, with RLUSD handling dollar-denominated payment flows.
Two possible scenarios.
1. Ripple is using retail to fund their company through the sell of ripple:native and has no plans to use ripple:native for anything but paying gas fees as they pivot towards $RLUSD.
2. Ripple is building the Internet of Value and ripple:native will…
— Future XRP (@the5blairs) September 25, 2026
How the Community Responded
Most of the community landed on scenario two. One member said he hoped it was number two and expressed frustration at the idea of wasting time on the coin if it were not. Another said she also supports scenario two.
Rob Cunningham shared an image reinforcing the bridge asset vision. It described XRP as providing on-demand liquidity and open interoperability across sovereign financial systems. He expects the cryptocurrency to act as a bridge asset for the global financial system housing multiple sovereign systems.
Pushback Against Scenario One
Not every response leaned optimistic. One commenter raised a third scenario, suggesting Future XRP had no idea what he was saying. However, much of the hate went to scenario one as it significantly reduces XRP’s potential role.
One member said scenario one should be considered a crime and that retail investors would ultimately pay the price if it proved true. Another said scenario one had zero future for holders and that people would eventually lose interest and walk away.
Supporting Price Growth
Even scenario one carries a price argument. If Ripple continues selling XRP to fund operations, sustained institutional-level demand from the company itself keeps a buyer in the market. Retail attention and liquidity remain as long as Ripple’s business requires them.
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Scenario two is the stronger case. XRP as a bridge asset in a global payment system creates structural, recurring demand. Every cross-border transaction that settles through XRP requires it to be bought, used, and sold.
RLUSD operating within those same rails adds volume and legitimacy to the network. The more payment corridors that adopt this infrastructure, the greater the consistent demand for XRP. This scenario makes XRP essential to global finance. Both generate demand, but one builds long-term value. The community knows which one it is betting on.
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