Really, how can someone remain bearish on XRP after everything that’s happening? Let me show you the full picture.

Brad Garlinghouse isn’t just celebrating 11 years at Ripple. He was in Washington. Shaking hands with senators. Sitting with Tim Scott, Moreno, and Boozman. Meeting with the White House Cryptocurrency Council director. Then speaking at the Semafor World Economic Summit, publicly, telling the world that the CLARITY Law window is open.

Do you understand what that means? This is a CEO who went through the biggest regulatory war in crypto history and came out on the other side with direct access to the people writing digital asset policy in the US. It’s no coincidence. It’s positioning.

And here’s the point no one is connecting: Brad has already said that XRP is Ripple’s guiding star. The asset at the center of the company’s long-term game is the same one now closest to regulatory clarity. You see $1.30 on the chart and call it dead. Meanwhile, the CEO is in private rooms with senators who hold the pen on the biggest crypto legislation in American history.

The contrast is staggering. What the chart shows versus what’s really happening in Washington has never been so far apart. That’s why demand for XRP will keep growing. When that demand arrives, the question becomes easy: where does idle XRP go when it’s not moving money?

The Flare Network was built precisely to give XRP more utility beyond payments. This is no coincidence. Brad fought for 11 years. He’s not celebrating because the fight is over. He’s celebrating because he can see the finish line from where he is now. When you have a CEO who’s been through all this saying we’re closer than ever, you don’t quit the game. Plain and simple. And the story of Ripple, the narrative built around this network, only reinforces that we’re at a turning point. I stay. You should stay too.