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Ripple continues building while much of the market remains focused on XRP's price. Jeff and Chip discuss Ripple's expanding investment in XRPL security, Evernode's move into Japan, institutional adoption, and why these developments point to long-term infrastructure growth rather than short-term speculation. They then shift into geopolitics, covering the deaths and health updates surrounding prominent U.S. politicians, Medicaid fraud investigations, immigration, cultural shifts across Europe, AI, crypto regulation, and their new "Around the World" segment that connects global events impacting finance, freedom, and digital assets.
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— LJ (@luke_judges) July 12, 2026
It’s great to see Ripple investing heavily in the security of the XRP Ledger.
— tequ 💧 {X}🪝 (@_tequ_) July 10, 2026
Ripple runs an ongoing XRPL Bug Bounty Program and has also built an AI-powered red team, but no single team can find every bug.
Today, AI makes it possible to analyze more code and test far more… https://t.co/Rb9XMJLoQ4
We're now on X and LinkedIn in Japanese.
— evernorthxrp (@evernorthxrp) July 12, 2026
Japan is one of the deepest XRP markets in the world, and this week it's at the center of it. We're at @WebX_Asia in Tokyo.
Follow:
→ X: @evernorth_jp
→ LinkedIn: https://t.co/zRNWQiPvEP
This content is for informational purposes… https://t.co/VSF1nCkJpr
This week will be a busy one for economic data, Fed speeches and, likely, further clarity (🫠) on the status of the Clarity Act.
— Eleanor Terrett (@EleanorTerrett) July 12, 2026
Top things to watch:
📌CPI & PPI: Fresh inflation data that could shape expectations for the Fed’s next interest rate decision.
📌Fed Chair Kevin…
Earn on $XRP on Flare from any chain.
— Flare ☀️ (@FlareNetworks) July 12, 2026
bizFXRP on @superformxyz, curated by @bizantinelabs, is live on SuperformOS.
More ways to put XRP to work ☀️ https://t.co/kSXD1dE99B
🇵🇰 REGULATION: Pakistan's crypto regulator called for dialogue after Islamic scholars ruled against using crypto for payments. pic.twitter.com/O4Q8UT4SIW
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) July 12, 2026
THE BLOCK: A fatwa on crypto? Pakistan's most influential Islamic scholar ruled purchases made with USDT or any other token impermissible under Sharia, calling crypto "fictitious numbers in an account."
— The Block (@TheBlockCo) July 12, 2026
Days later, the country's crypto regulator sat down with him to push back. pic.twitter.com/pJ7wPNspVE
TRUMP: “What makes it even stranger is that I got a call last night sometime … and [Lindsey Graham] said we're all set for the Save America Act … We thought maybe we might even meet today. And then that was it.” pic.twitter.com/9YVdW3VzRM
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 12, 2026
Lindsey Graham's net worth after over 23 years in Congress was $3 million.
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) July 12, 2026
Marjorie Taylor Greene's net worth after less than 5 years in Congress is $25 million.
Another American Christian threatened with arrest at the behest of the Religion of Peace ™️ .
— Anna D. West 🇺🇸 (@SlimWiggy) July 12, 2026
This is from Arab Fest in Fort Wayne, Indiana. pic.twitter.com/5dsHKVNqEj
Statement From Senator Mitch McConnell
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) released the following note to constituents regarding his hospitalization and recovery:
“To my fellow Kentuckians –
“When you elected me to a seventh term and made me our… pic.twitter.com/kfx2GKqd38
This is how the NYC Adult Daycare scam works:
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) July 11, 2026
- Daycare is funded by Medicaid
- The more patients=more money
- Patients receive kickbacks for attending daycare and bringing friends (referral program)
- Our taxes pay for elderly Koreans to play ping pong & tai chi
END IT ALL https://t.co/ptbpO0N4Ig pic.twitter.com/FwFvpjMAuF
Dear @GovKathyHochul and @NYCMayor,
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) July 12, 2026
Would you like to work together on behalf of the legal law-abiding taxpayer to help stop fraud in New York?
Or are you going to attack the person who has saved America billions of dollars once again? https://t.co/lo2lOG9gLT https://t.co/hfmJqJuxD1
This initiative extends mainly to 2-year-olds but intellectually you may be eligible https://t.co/YTiz6kfZwY
— Governor Hochul Press Office (@NYGovPress) January 8, 2026
Hahaha you guys are upset people are being cautious to try and avoid fraud?
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) January 8, 2026
Sound about right
This gay guy on an LGBTQ+ cruise gets denied entry to Egypt and Turkey and immediately blames Trump for making countries feel “emboldened” to discriminate against LGBT people.
— Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarino) July 12, 2026
These nations have been throwing homosexuals off buildings, stoning them, and executing them under… pic.twitter.com/gEkZAX2Qz0
Do you hear anyone else speaking this manner? Buddhists? Jains? Seventh-Day Adventists? Protestants? Catholics? Jews? Hindus? No. There is only one religion that openly speaks in this supremacist manner and yet we tolerate it under the guise of "freedom of religion."… https://t.co/zgKH5ZpmiM
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) July 12, 2026
This video wins the internet for today 🤣
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) July 12, 2026
Watch till the end
pic.twitter.com/7xr7E0VtT4
Mexicans are protesting illegal immigrants: “We don’t want you here.”
— TaraBull (@TaraBull) July 11, 2026
Interesting how every country has the right to enforce its borders except the US. pic.twitter.com/srEf7ecPlQ
This is not a right-wing parody video
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 12, 2026
Toronto Police actually posted this pic.twitter.com/50UhYW9zSd
It was the middle of the night, at about 1.30am, when Norway lost to England.
— Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) July 12, 2026
Yet thousands of Norwegians went to the Palace in Oslo and celebrated with one final Viking row.
They did not riot. They did not burn cars. They did not smash bus stops or glass windows of shops.… pic.twitter.com/7YZVRPhX1N
🇳🇴🇲🇦 Here you can see the clear difference in how people in Norway and Morocco handle defeat.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 12, 2026
There is a huge cultural gap between the two
Writer: Samuelpic.twitter.com/oWQdJAd6lz
All cultures are not equal. Thinking otherwise is suicidal empathy. Demography is destiny. https://t.co/gefxldNNiQ
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) July 12, 2026
Welsh Politician wants young White Welsh Girls everywhere to start wearing a Hijab so “they know how it feels from an early age”
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 12, 2026
These people are legit clinically insane. pic.twitter.com/GryEaeN2T7
to ditch woke culture wars and refocus on fighting crime.
An accurate visual representation of "Modern Britain". pic.twitter.com/auRyaKxjSe
— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) July 12, 2026
Shortly before her tragic death, Ann Widdecombe launched a scathing attack on woke diversity quotas, arguing that prioritising identity over merit has significantly degraded the competence of politicians.
— Wide Awake Media (@wideawake_media) July 12, 2026
"They give priority to women, to people of ethnic origin, to gays, to… pic.twitter.com/JujlVnIGY3
🇺🇸 🇫🇷 IS THE WORLD FINALLY WAKING UP TO TRUMP-STYLE NATIONALISM?!
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) July 12, 2026
A Paris court just cleared Marine Le Pen to run for President in 2027. The polls dropped within hours.
Le Pen now leads every single matchup. She is beating Macrons handpicked successors by double digits. One… pic.twitter.com/0YRjMjyFCI
ALICE WEIDEL NUKES URSULA VON DER LEYEN🔥
— Naomi Seibt (@NaomiSeibt) July 12, 2026
Hey, @vonderleyen, show us your texts once you enforce Chat Control! 👋
“Total control in your chats – that's how they want to keep citizens in check, while Ursula von der Leyen DELETED her PFIZER DEALS via text messages.” -… pic.twitter.com/GZzd7pIdNJ
🇮🇹An Italian mayoral candidate in San Benedetto del Tronto was filmed finishing his ice cream before physically removing a foreigner who had been blocking the road for some time.
— NewsForce (@Newsforce) July 12, 2026
Giuseppe Barboni first tried to reason with the foreigner, but after he refused to move, Barboni…
Breakthrough!
— Retard Finder (@IfindRetards) July 12, 2026
They have discovered the cause for the increase in child marriage, it's climate change. Nothing to do with Islam, it's your fault for having your AC on.
This is the tax payer funded ABC in Australia. pic.twitter.com/CumpsGWEPz
A social media influencer walked into a small-town grocery store and reacted as if she'd stumbled upon a crime scene.
— Dr. Jebra Faushay (@JebraFaushay) July 12, 2026
Her disgust went viral for being completely out of touch with reality.
But the best part? The follow-up video of two guys perfectly imitating the experience… pic.twitter.com/RgwSVaagzT
🇮🇹An Italian mayoral candidate in San Benedetto del Tronto was filmed finishing his ice cream before physically removing a foreigner who had been blocking the road for some time.
— NewsForce (@Newsforce) July 12, 2026
Giuseppe Barboni first tried to reason with the foreigner, but after he refused to move, Barboni…
