There’s a new theory in the XRP and crypto community. According to X user @StellarNews007, also known as Stellar Rippler, there may be a deeper connection between Ripple and BlackRock than anyone has realized. His recent viral thread lays out a string of clues that suggest the two financial giants might be working toward the same endgame: a fully tokenized global financial system, built on infrastructure that includes XRP.
Let’s break down the theory.
In the opening tweet, Stellar Rippler claims that Ripple and BlackRock have been building the same system – just under different names. He points to elements like Aladdin (BlackRock’s massive investment management platform), the XRP Ledger, tokenized U.S. treasuries, and the rise of digital identity systems on-chain as pieces of the same puzzle. “Now the puzzle pieces are locking in,” he says.
(1/) I’ve uncovered the secret tie between BlackRock and Ripple…They’ve been building the same system under different names.Now the puzzle pieces are locking in:Aladdin. XRP. Tokenized treasuries. Identity on-chain.This goes deeper than anyone realizes. pic.twitter.com/pFfbpOvj4P
— Stellar Rippler (@StellarNews007) July 20, 2025
One of the key claims in the thread is about Ondo Finance, a firm already using the XRP Ledger to tokenize U.S. Treasuries. According to Stellar Rippler, Ondo has a quiet partnership with BlackRock – a claim that adds fuel to the theory. To add to the intrigue, Ondo’s co-founder reportedly came from Goldman Sachs, just like many of BlackRock’s top executives – and even SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
Stellar Rippler takes it a step further. What if the SEC lawsuit Ripple faced wasn’t just a crackdown, but something more? What if it was, as he puts it, an “initiation” rather than a punishment? A test Ripple had to pass in order to play a central role in this new financial architecture?
Another interesting twist comes from a small but curious overlap: BlackRock already has an ETF under the ticker symbol $XDNA, focused on health and genomics. Around the same time, a new project called DNA Protocol ($XDNA) launched on the XRP Ledger, aiming to give users control over their medical data and DNA identity using blockchain tech. The launch date? July 4th – the same day the “One Big Beautiful Bill” was signed into law by President Trump, according to the thread. It also happened to coincide with strange activity from 2011 Bitcoin wallets.
While the dots are loosely connected and the theory is still just that – a theory – it reflects growing sentiment among crypto users that XRP and the XRPL may be playing a much bigger role in the future of finance than currently understood.
To be clear, none of these connections are confirmed, and it’s important to view them as speculation. Still, the overlap between Ripple’s technology, BlackRock’s strategic direction, and the increasing use of tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger has certainly captured the attention of the community.
Whether or not this theory holds up over time, one thing is clear: XRP continues to sit at the center of many of these emerging digital finance conversations. And with regulation now opening doors for compliant tokenized assets, the groundwork for something big may already be in place.
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