Got $1,000? 3 Explosive Reasons to Put It Into XRP Now

Key Points

• XRP just got approved for use in Dubai's financial sector.
• One key asset is now tokenized and ready to trade on XRP's ledger.
• XRP's relations with regulators are better than ever.
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Success in crypto rarely comes from chasing hype. The investors who tend to come out ahead are those who focus on enduring utility or value, which are often revealed when a blockchain starts solving real-world problems in regulated markets. Right now, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) fits that description.

From newly unlocked markets in the Middle East to a surging wave of interest in the chain's merits as a home for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, XRP's fundamentals are also aligning with a friendlier regulatory regime in the U.S. Each of these catalysts are potent on their own, and taken together, they form an explosive trio that could make the coin a lot more valuable than before. That's why it warrants an investment, even if it's a small one on the order of $1,000.

Here's what you should know about each of these developments.

1. Dubai's green light opens new paths for capital to flow

In late May, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) formally approved XRP under its virtual assets regime, making it the first coin that's allowed for use inside the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Licensed banks, fintech companies, and treasury desks that operate in the DIFC can now build payment, custody, and liquidity products on top of XRP without seeking separate exemptions from regulators.

That matters because the DIFC is the Middle East's biggest dollar-clearing zone. It's also a hub for multinational corporations routing billions in working capital flows every day. So if XRP can be used as the medium of exchange for even a portion of those money transfers, the coin is well-positioned to accomplish that goal.

With the requisite regulatory compliance boxes ticked already, an importer in Dubai can settle invoices in seconds instead of days, while a global bank or institutional investor can hold XRP as an on-ledger liquidity vehicle. The alternatives to XRP in these contexts are significantly more expensive and substantially slower on average.

Image source: Getty Images. Assuming that even a small slice of the region's $400 billion in annual trade volume migrates to on-ledger settlement, incremental demand for XRP could run well into the hundreds of millions of dollars. While such an outcome is not guaranteed, the path is now legally open, which is something rival networks cannot claim -- and that's yet another bullish wrinkle to add to this bullish catalyst.

Story Continues## 2. A $7 billion tokenized treasury boom is looking for a home

Businesses that transact on the blockchain want to hold assets on the blockchain too, because it's convenient. For that to happen, the assets need to be tokenized, which is to say that the rights to their ownership need to be traceable via a newly created crypto token.

When it comes to assets that companies need to hold the most, U.S. Treasury bills and bonds are up there. On the XRP Ledger (XRPL), tokenizing U.S. Treasuries has gone from idea to reality in under two years.

The total value of on-chain Treasuries hit $7.2 billion this week across all blockchains, up nearly 50% this year. XRP is going to be the home of an increasing proportion of that pie.

Ondo Finance just bridged its $693 million OUSG token, a short-duration Treasury fund, to the XRPL. When paired with the ledger's feature set, institutional capital will likely be enticed more than before as a result. XRP's built-in compliance features will allow asset managers to satisfy know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) rules, which are prerequisites for their deployment of capital.

Therefore, institutions that must demonstrate airtight controls can experiment with tokenized Treasuries and other fixed income instruments (bonds) using infrastructure that looks and feels like the systems they already trust. In the long run, that'll increase the value of XRP, as it'll lead to more capital being parked on its chain.

3. The SEC is softening

Regulatory risk has long been XRP's Achilles' heel, but the tide has finally undeniably turned in its favor, and the positive effect is just starting to hit.

In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved to dismiss its high-profile lawsuit against Ripple, the business that issues XRP, ending a years-long legal battle that had scared off institutional investors from approaching the coin and the chain.

A friendlier enforcement climate lowers the odds of fresh actions against Ripple and increases the likelihood that pending applications for spot XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will clear the SEC's gauntlet.

To be clear, regulators could reverse course, and court battles tied to other chains still loom, so litigation could still rain on the parade a bit. Yet the balance of probabilities now favors XRP, and that is a material change from the fog that hung over it just a year ago.

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Alex Carchidi has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends XRP. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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