Paul Barron and Brad Kimes for an explosive conversation exploring how XRP and Ripple could spearhead the next major wealth transfer era. This wide-ranging discussion dives deep into Ripple's strategic positioning against legacy systems like SWIFT, examining whether the EU will fracture under pressure from self-regulating, currency-to-currency exchange protocols. Barron and Kimes make a compelling case that AI and crypto are the perfect match, just beginning a journey in which agentic transactions will first transform institutional finance, then cascade into broader markets. From stablecoins like RLUSD growing at breakneck speed to XRP's explosive ETF velocity reaching over a billion in 30 days (with projections of 30 billion annually), the duo unpacks how tokenization and blockchain innovation could deliver returns 10X greater than the internet boom, if the SEC finally unleashes the industry.

1:00 - Is this the next wealth Transfer era and will XRP lead the way
2:30 - AI will be the perfect match for crypto, and this is just getting started
3:40 - Will Ripple take more advantage of the AI boom
5:40 - Ripple going after SWIFT - will the EU begin to fracture on self-regulation and new currency-to-currency exchange like XRP
8:30 - AI will have Agentic transactions starting with Institutional first
9:30 - Fed cuts or not
12:20 - Will Trump actually remove income taxes for those under 100K
14:30 - Florida is the model for lower taxes
17:10 - Digital ID could be coming vs the Trump administration protecting against CBDC
24:00 - If the SEC really lets blockchain innovation go, this will be 10X of the internet
28:00 - China holds GOLD vs U,S focusing on digital assets
28:45 - Stablecoins have advanced faster, including RLUSD, growing the fastest
30:00 - The Market Infrastructure Bill will set this market free
32:00 - XRP user velocity growing with ETFs over a billion in 30 30-day setting up for 30 billion over the next year
35:00 - Fed setting up for rate cut blitz into Q1 2026 - Market could forecast the QE and move first.
38:00 - Dollar strength could push the global market - possible dollar debasement
40:00 - Tokenization coming much faster than you can imagine
42:00 - Institutional capital could leverage AI tools quicker and take advantage of markets
43:00 - Wall Street has hijacked Bitcoin as digital gold - but utility will be the growth engine with a bridge currency
44:00 - Whoever wins AI wins Crypto
46:00 - Clarity Act could get pushed to the side before the Midterms 
48:00 - Is Trumps connection too close to crypto where it could backfire
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