#TariffsPause Now, we will have to wait and see if the company's executives maintain the vision they had a few years ago. Before the SEC's demand temporarily interrupted Ripple's momentum, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of the firm, made it clear that the company's goal was not to integrate with SWIFT but to surpass it. In 2018, rumors circulated about a possible collaboration between both networks, but Garlinghouse denied them. However, more than six years have passed since then, and no statements have been issued that explicitly deny this possibility.

The possibility that XRP could capture even a small fraction of SWIFT's daily transaction volume has generated strong enthusiasm within the Ripple community, fueling speculation about a potential exponential increase in the token's price. It is estimated that SWIFT processes around 5 trillion dollars per day, and if XRP were to handle just 15% of that volume — about USD 750 billion daily — the impact on its valuation could be disruptive. Currently, with a price close to USD 2.2 and a daily trading volume of USD 5.81 billion according to TradingView data, XRP is still far from reaching those figures. Nevertheless, many see in this opportunity a possible path for the token to reach double-digit values.