Canary Capital CEO Says XRP Is a Competitor to Wall Street

At the ongoing Ripple Swell conference, Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg offered one of his strongest endorsements of XRP long-term position in global finance.

He stated that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is emerging as a direct competitor to traditional Wall Street rails. His latest comments add to a series of bullish statements about XRP, including his well-known prediction of a $10 billion institutional inflow into XRP ETFs.

XRP Ledger as Financial Rails Competing with Wall Street

Why XRP’s Use Case Strengthens the Case for an ETF

McClurg’s comments align with observations he shared in interviews earlier this year, in which he emphasized that XRP’s financial utility gives it an edge over other digital assets. In previous remarks, he argued that:

• XRP is the most popular Wall Street crypto besides Bitcoin.
• Its payment use case uniquely aligns with traditional financial services.
• XRP ETFs could see $10 billion in inflows within their first month, potentially outperforming Ethereum ETFs.

He noted that while Ethereum ETFs suffered due to outflows from Grayscale’s ETHE trust, XRP does not carry the same structural disadvantages. Specifically, XRP doesn’t have native staking, meaning ETF investors aren’t losing out on yield by holding an ETF instead of the asset.

Notably, momentum for an XRP ETF has risen dramatically following the conclusion of the SEC’s case against Ripple. Franklin Templeton has filed an updated S-1 for its XRP ETF, targeting a near-term debut this month.

Franklin joins Canary Capital and Bitwise in updating XRP filings for a mid-November debut. Other managers, like Grayscale, could follow suit.

XRP as a Strong Institutional Product

With financial systems shifting toward on-chain settlement, McClurg believes XRP’s role in powering cross-border payments positions it as one of the strongest institutional products in the digital asset market.

Ripple recently highlighted how XRP and its stablecoin RLUSD are shaping the next generation of global payments. In a recent announcement, it noted how Ripple Prime, GTreasury, and Rail are working together to accelerate institutional adoption through a coordinated XRPL-focused ecosystem.