XRP, Silent Despite Massive Bullish News..."Ripple Set the Table, Ondo Ate It All"

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A tokenized asset settlement experiment involving Ripple, JP Morgan, and Mastercard achieved historic results, but XRP itself failed to translate the market's cheers into a price increase.

According to crypto-specialized media U.Today on May 7 (local time), the main event in the fintech industry this week was the completion of the first cross-border redemption of tokenized US Treasury bonds (OUSG). The technology stack involving Ondo, Ripple, JP Morgan, and Mastercard implemented settlements in under 5 seconds, but the result that investors paid attention to was not the transaction speed, but the stark difference in price reactions among the participating tokens.

This project was technically evaluated as an achievement for the XRP Ledger. Ripple utilized Ondo smart contracts and payment gateways operated by major banks to redeem assets, and transactions were executed outside traditional financial business hours. Although it was a case demonstrating that tokenized liquidity can move instantly 24/7, the market's reaction was cold.

According to Santiment data, ONDO surged 29% over the week and gained an additional 8% immediately after the announcement. In contrast, XRP only rose by 2.5%. Millions of dollars moved through the network, but XRP's price showed virtually no significant movement.

Santiment analyzed that the market no longer flows capital into the underlying network itself based solely on expectations of large-scale adoption. Capital is moving to specific protocols that generate real value on top of the network, and Ondo Finance, which played the role of income-generating asset issuer in this transaction, was evaluated by the market like a stake in a profitable business.

The XRP Ledger once again proved its role as a stable infrastructure, but it did not translate into a price catalyst for token holders. While XRP struggled at the $1.44 resistance level, ONDO simultaneously absorbed interest due to its low price base and the real-world asset tokenization sector. Although the article's title featured Ripple and XRP, the actual fruits of the price increase went to Ondo holders.

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