The narrative around $XRP is shifting toward long-term use by major institutions, with signs that it may still be early in its growth.
In a recent XRPL Japan Live Space, Evernorth’s Chief Business Officer, Sagar Shah, said $XRP has “a massive amount of potential” in global finance and could be used across many industries.
Key Points
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Evernorth’s Sagar Shah says $XRP adoption is still early, with massive long-term potential across global finance use cases.
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$XRP could become core financial infrastructure, especially in cross-border payments worth over $150T annually.
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Regulatory clarity in the U.S. and Europe is unlocking institutional demand and driving inflows into $XRP–linked products.
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Evernorth plans to build an $XRP treasury strategy that generates yield while supporting DeFi growth inthe XRPL ecosystem.
$XRP as Core Financial Infrastructure
Shah described $XRP as becoming “structural to finance,” particularly in the global payments industry. He highlighted cross-border payments as a key opportunity, noting the market exceeds $150 trillion annually. Yet this enormous market remains inefficient and costly under traditional systems.
According to him, high fees and slow settlement times on legacy rails create a strong case for blockchain-based alternatives like the $XRP Ledger, which offers faster, cheaper transactions.
Regulatory Clarity and Institutional Entry
A major factor driving optimism is improving regulatory clarity. Shah pointed to the end of the Ripple lawsuit with the SEC and ongoing efforts to establish the Clarity Act to regulate crypto in the U.S. as supportive frameworks for $XRP. Moreover, he cited MiCA in Europe as another step toward regulatory clarity for crypto.
This clearer regulatory environment appears to be unlocking institutional participation. Shah referenced growing interest from major financial players, including reports that Goldman Sachs holds approximately $150 million in $XRP ETFs. He also mentioned broader inflows into these products surpassing $1 billion in the second half of the year.
Evernorth’s $XRP Treasury Strategy
At the center of this institutional shift is Evernorth’s treasury approach. The firm plans to accumulate $XRP and deploy it across the XRPL ecosystem to generate yield while supporting decentralized finance development.
This aligns with earlier remarks from CEO Asheesh Birla, who noted that institutional DeFi infrastructure on the $XRP Ledger has reached a point where traditional finance can begin moving on-chain at scale.
Evernorth aims to play a dual role: generating returns on its $XRP holdings while injecting liquidity into emerging XRPL protocols. The company also intends to support the network more directly by running validators and contributing to new technical standards.
“Adoption Is Just Getting Started”
Despite the growing momentum, Shah emphasized that the market remains early in its lifecycle. He pointed to the combination of regulatory clarity, institutional capital inflows, and expanding use cases as signals that $XRP’s adoption curve is only beginning.
Evernorth plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker XRPN and position itself as a major $XRP treasury company, focusing on utility, yield, and deeper ties to global finance.
As these trends come together, holders see $XRP not just as a digital asset, but as part of the future financial system.
