Vincent Scott, a well-known voice in the XRP community, urged patience while repeating a big claim: He called XRP And humanity’s “best opportunity” in the XRP Ledger to change how money moves around the world.
His message, shared on X, was filled with mixed optimism about Ripple Corporate movements With the caveat that legal clarity must come first.
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Licensing and market positioning movements
According to Scott, Ripple’s licensing business, recent acquisitions, and new partnerships show that the company is preparing for a much greater demand for XRP.
He said the token’s true value is practical — it can serve as fuel for transactions or as a bridge currency to transfer value between different systems.
XRP/XRPL is the best opportunity we got
We see Ripple making all the moves to increase demand and strengthen itself through licensing, acquisitions and relationships.
We know that laws are the goal
We understand its concept: that XRP is powered by its use of…
– Vincent Scott (@VincentSco72192) October 26, 2025
Economic and political influence
Scott believes these changes could reduce fraud, increase competition between banks and other payment providers, and speed up settlements.
He also noted that if countries needed smaller foreign reserves because payments were easier and cheaper, this would lead to a shift in long-term financial balances.
This type of transformation may face strong resistance. Scott noted that a decentralized payment and reserves system “destroys the existing power structure,” meaning political resistance is likely.
Split community votes
This post sparked a range of reactions from within the XRP crowd. Nenad Stojkovic said that Ripple stands out because of its infrastructure and regulatory steps, describing it as a rare “serious financial company” in the cryptocurrency space — an opinion with which Scott agreed.
One user, SonOfRichard, said that Ripple’s new product Ripple Prime could raise XRP even without new laws, as it is already compliant with some rules.
Scott responded by saying that real progress still requires clear laws. Other voices were critical. Tommy Raz questioned the company’s top leaders.
He spoke in their favor, saying their actions were consistent with their stated mission and that some online comments, particularly from Ripple’s CTO, David Schwartz, had been misunderstood.
I find #XRP ETH vs. ETH debate and who will come out on top. Ethereum will certainly explode fairly soon, however, I will come back to this XRP/ETH chart. Take a look at where the bounce occurred and what happened when XRP bounced off this support (twice) in 2017. Also… pic.twitter.com/8MlLWi2cjy
– CryptoBull (@CryptoBull2020) October 28, 2025
Market snapshot and analyst view
Meanwhile, separate market watcher, CryptoBull, said Ethereum is set to rise soon but expected XRP to outperform ETH in the near term.
Based on market movements, ETH recovered 9% to over $4,200 on October 27 while XRP rose 10% to $2.68 in the same direction. Both later fell from those heights.
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Ethereum is still only 1.4% higher than its lowest levels recorded on October 22. In contrast, XRP has maintained 6% gains and remains above the key $2.5 mark.
According to Scott, no major shift will occur until regulators and lawmakers finish their work. He pointed to comments from Rep. French Hill, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, who said Congress could pass the resolution The law of clarity By the end of the year if the Senate acts.
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