Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Predicts $100 Billion XRP to Enter DeFi, Nasdaq-Listed Reliance Adds XRP to Treasury

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes that nearly $100 billion worth of idle XRP could soon enter DeFi, citing the potential for regulatory clarity and RWA integration. Reliance Global has also added XRP to its corporate digital asset treasury, further highlighting XRP's untapped potential. XRP is currently consolidating near $2.91, with potential resistance at $2.93 and support at $2.85. The token's integration with on-chain capital markets could be its next frontier, with implications for its role in DeFi.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently highlighted the untapped potential of XRP in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, suggesting that nearly $100 billion worth of idle XRP could soon enter yield-bearing ecosystems. Hoskinson's remarks came during a livestream, where he noted that regulatory clarity and real-world asset (RWA) integration could transform XRP into a major DeFi liquidity source Cardano's Charles Hoskinson Says $100 Billion XRP Could Flood Into DeFi^[2].

XRP's current market valuation near $100 billion, coupled with its lack of native DeFi infrastructure and yield-generating products, presents a significant opportunity for growth in the DeFi space. Hoskinson believes that pairing XRP with real-world assets and yield platforms could shift billions into DeFi, a gap that new players could lead in Cardano Founder Sees $100B XRP DeFi Potential as Ecosystem Lags^[1].

Reliance Global, a Nasdaq-listed company, has added XRP to its corporate digital asset treasury, further underscoring the token's untapped potential. The company cited XRP's efficiency as the reason for inclusion, joining its existing holdings of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Cardano Cardano's Charles Hoskinson Says $100 Billion XRP Could Flood Into DeFi^[2].

Technically, XRP is currently consolidating near $2.91, with potential resistance at $2.93 and support at $2.85. The token's integration with on-chain capital markets could be its next frontier, with implications for its role in DeFi. If even a fraction of the idle XRP supply migrates into yield markets, the impact on DeFi's total value locked could be seismic Cardano's Charles Hoskinson Says $100 Billion XRP Could Flood Into DeFi^[2].

While XRP has historically struggled to compete with Ethereum and other chains in DeFi, recent developments such as the introduction of mXRP, a liquid staking token, reflect a broader desire for fresh utility within the XRP ecosystem. The token's ability to circulate across DeFi protocols and potentially deliver up to 8% annual yields has sparked strong demand among holders Ripple finally finds DeFi traction as XRP staking vault tops $30M^[3].

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is also being equipped with additional tools tailored for regulated institutional activity, including the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) Standard. This standard streamlines the tokenization of real-world assets while embedding compliance safeguards directly at the protocol level, shifting the XRP valuation narrative away from pure speculation and toward a mathematically driven model Ripple finally finds DeFi traction as XRP staking vault tops $30M^[3].