SWIFT’s system facilitates messaging but relies on other networks for settlement, which can take days and cost between $20 to $50 per transaction. RippleNet, which combines messaging and settlement in one process, offers a faster, more cost-effective solution. By adopting RippleNet, financial institutions could complete transactions in seconds and save billions in fees annually.
Crypto Tank argues that if even 10% of SWIFT’s daily transactions—about $500 billion—were settled through XRP, demand for the token would surge. Beyond SWIFT, major financial players like JPMorgan and Bank of America could also benefit from XRP’s liquidity pools on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). These pools enable seamless currency transfers, including fiat and digital currencies, and would require substantial liquidity to function efficiently.
For XRP to manage $500 billion in daily transactions, the liquidity pool would need to hold $1 trillion in assets. Crypto Tank suggests that with a limited supply of XRP tokens available for liquidity, the token's price could rise proportionally with the transaction volume it supports. If only 10 billion XRP were allocated for liquidity, XRP would need to reach $100 to support $1 trillion in transactions. Over time, this could push the price closer to the $1,000 mark as liquidity demands grow.