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THEY LAUGHED AT XRP. For years, XRP was called dead, irrelevant and a scam. Now executives from BlackRock, Nasdaq, Citi, Fidelity and other financial giants are showing up at Ripple Swell. Funny how the “dead” asset keeps attracting the biggest names in finance.
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AI visual note: The image displays a grid of 15 executive headshots from major financial institutions attending Ripple Swell, including Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO), Adena Friedman (Nasdaq), Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton), Carolyn Weinberg (BNY), Ryan Rugg (Citi), Maxwell Stein (BlackRock), Cynthia Lo Bessette (Fidelity), Michael Higgins (Hidden Road), Giovanni Vicioso (Hidden Road), Stuart Alderoty (Ripple), Evy Theunis (DBS Bank), Jeremy Smart (Ripple), Asheesh Birla (Ripple), and Jack McDonald (Ripple). The image visually reinforces the post's central claim that XRP has earned credibility among elite financial players, showcasing the prominent industry executives who are now participating in Ripple's conference—a stark contrast to years of skepticism about the cryptocurrency's legitimacy.