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- Ripple joined the x402 Foundation, reinforcing XRP Ledger's role in AI agent-to-agent payments.
- The discussion highlighted why deterministic finality is a competitive advantage for institutions and autonomous AI transactions.
- Ripple expanded its ecosystem through Ripple Ventures' investment in Velocity, a stablecoin infrastructure company.
- Ripple announced $250,000 in Ripple Effect grants supporting veteran- and military spouse-owned businesses.
- Ripple continued its regulatory push with the Clarity Truck in Washington and commentary surrounding the CLARITY Act.
- Jeff and Chip argued that Ripple is no longer just building payment rails—it's helping build the infrastructure for the next generation of finance.
- The second half of the show focused on geopolitics, including European political shifts, immigration, U.S. politics, and global affairs before wrapping with World Cup discussion.
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Most of the agentic payments conversation is still about what agents can do. The harder problem is how they pay for it.
— Jazzi Cooper (@jazzicoop) July 14, 2026
On XRPL, that's already solved: 3-5 second deterministic finality, no gas auctions, no ambiguous pending states. An agent doesn't need retry logic or polling… https://t.co/M2e6Nbfxp8
Proud to announce 25 recipients of the Ripple Effect: Certified Veteran Employer Grants — $250K invested in veteran- and military spouse-owned businesses through our partnership with @HireHeroesUSA.
— Ripple (@Ripple) July 14, 2026
Each recipient receives $10K + employer training + access to 20,000+… https://t.co/vo9t5ZkYSk
Traditional finance is not being replaced. It is being re-architected on blockchain rails.
— RippleX (@RippleXDev) July 14, 2026
Watch the full episode: https://t.co/cet4vM5rUM
In the latest episode of The Onchain Economy, RippleX Head of Engineering @ja_akinyele explains how the XRP Ledger is evolving for… pic.twitter.com/hkBvOMOJ70
Today, we’re excited to share that Velocity has raised a $38 million Series A.
— Velocity (@velocityxyz_) July 14, 2026
The round was led by @dragonfly_xyz and @FirstMarkCap, with participation from @ActivantCapital, @QEDInvestors, @CapitalOne Ventures, @Ripple Ventures, @coinbase Ventures, @wintermute_t Ventures and… pic.twitter.com/5dKuqFwQjt
THE BLOCK: Stablecoin startup Velocity raised a $38 million Series A round led by Dragonfly and FirstMark, with participation from venture capital units at Capital One, Coinbase, and Ripple, among others. pic.twitter.com/sCpNncOfLw
— The Block (@TheBlockCo) July 14, 2026
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Jenny Just (@jennypeak6), Co-Founder & Managing Partner of PEAK6 Investments, is taking the stage at Swell 2026.
— Swell (@RippleSwell) July 14, 2026
Join us Oct 27-29 in New York to hear her perspective on fintech, leadership, and what's ahead: https://t.co/ms50QrF4m3 pic.twitter.com/V7WW4lyyxg
The Clarity truck is back in DC!
— Ripple (@Ripple) July 14, 2026
Keep an eye out today and tomorrow👀 pic.twitter.com/M7Q0wnCdTh
A vote against the Clarity Act is a vote to leave the same unregulated conditions in place to be exploited by bad actors.
— Stuart Alderoty (@s_alderoty) July 15, 2026
We've seen this movie. Let's not watch the sequel. https://t.co/PldBM2Ny5C
Attention people of X.
— Chip – onthechain.io (@stephenchip) July 14, 2026
Twitter officially rebranded to X in July 2023.
STOP CALLING IT CRYPTO TWITTER.
What’s next? Are we all logging back into MySpace? 😂 https://t.co/euz1xWPE4i
This guy couldn't even sign his own name. He's not writing books. LMAO
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 15, 2026
Politicians write books to launder money. Nobody wants to read this, but the corrupt NGOs he provided for as President will buy up 100K copies and burn 'em to hold up their end of the bribes. https://t.co/kMaFbyfjDc
I’ve written a book about my time as President. It’s called PROMISE ME, AMERICA. It’s coming out November 17th and is available for preorder now. https://t.co/uMINr9efxS@littlebrown pic.twitter.com/yzWfZyD31A
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 15, 2026
Billionaire investor Chamath cuts straight through CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin with a raw reality check he doesn't see coming on live TV.
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) July 14, 2026
Sorkin was pressing the panel on the "empirical math," arguing the economy looks worse since Biden left office.
Chamath told him straight up… pic.twitter.com/Zs4dGe208x
Brandon Gill is so good at this.
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) July 14, 2026
Rep. Presley talked about passing an amendment about “equal rights” for men and women. She went SILENT when Rep. Gill simply asked her if the amendment makes clear what a woman even is. 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/1uNLVNQ8cJ
Mamdani on why rape is up in NY: "A lot of it is from expanding what counts as rape" pic.twitter.com/zfbposfIWx
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 13, 2026
I miss the days when democrat leaders were simply saying "well it depends what your definition of 'is' is."
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 15, 2026
Now, these communists who've hijacked the democrat party have moved it up to, "well it depends what your definition of 'rape' is".
Yikes.pic.twitter.com/gx2JOrocGZ
Zohran Mamdani’s intern Hadeeqa Arzoo Malik reveals that electing him was all part of a Holy War and jihad:
— Dr. Maalouf (@realMaalouf) July 14, 2026
“This is all jihad, this is all ibadah, this is all counted by Allah. How committed am I to this? What am I willing to sacrifice for this noble cause?” pic.twitter.com/FsiO0at1Fn
!!! NYC Department of Buildings rejects plan to save a 174-year-old church in Bushwick that burned via arson
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 14, 2026
Demolition is set to begin in August
Ahmed Tigani leads the agency pic.twitter.com/KbIwgu1vux
Justice Amy Comey Barrett is discussing all the threats she’s facing.
— Breanna Morello (@BreannaMorello) July 14, 2026
It’s sad and shouldn’t happen, but this shouldn’t be an excuse to cave.
Her rulings have been out of character.
If these threats are an issue for her family, she should step down now. pic.twitter.com/Lt3RxWzvwM
Justice Amy Coney Barrett's rulings:
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 15, 2026
🔴 2021 term: 81% conservative
> threats surge after Dobbs ruling
🔵 2022-2025: 55% conservative
Any justice that's "too scared" to rule on the basis of the law should resign
Clarence Thomas https://t.co/AsxWNnu9uo pic.twitter.com/3kDDxxj5Ew
— Serf (@RoyalSerf) July 15, 2026
Remember when instead of investigating the fraud the mainstream media decided to investigate the person who exposed the fraud?
— Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) July 14, 2026
Why? Because they were complicit in the cover up
I was right, they were wrong
I work for you, they work against you
The media is full of learers. https://t.co/sFj3MpPrt7
Breaking:
— Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) July 14, 2026
Full documentary footage from Ro Khanna’s trip to Palestine pic.twitter.com/yrBoa0dwDL
A warning to America
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) July 14, 2026
- Islam is here to conquer America
- Everyone will be under Sharia Law
- All non-Muslims will pay a Jizya tax
- Islam is Government
“When Muslims conquer the land, people either had to convert to Islam through the sword. If they didn't want to convert, they… pic.twitter.com/BRJshyrjtH
Right-wing wave in Europe.
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) July 13, 2026
France 🇫🇷: Marine Le Pen now leading polls to be next President.
Austria 🇦🇹: the Freedom Party is leading the polls massively at almost 40%
Germany 🇩🇪: The AfD party now consistently number ONE in polls.
Norway 🇳🇴: The Libertarian FrP party leading…
Fantastic news!
— Eva Vlaardingerbroek (@EvaVlaar) July 15, 2026
We won our battle in court against the Mayor of Brussels! The @SaveEuropeAct event is now officially allowed!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us.
We won and we will keep winning! https://t.co/PV0D36tkI0
The Save Europe Act calls for secure borders and the preservation of Europe's ethnocultural continuity. pic.twitter.com/nki1sTSHfc
— Save Europe Act (@SaveEuropeAct) June 3, 2026
🛡️ We have won!
— Save Europe Act (@SaveEuropeAct) July 15, 2026
See you today at 2:45 PM at Place du Luxembourg. pic.twitter.com/YZgCLS2teB
She is France’s last hope https://t.co/alN4E0hXbl
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 15, 2026
An American transsexual man who applied for asylum in the Netherlands due to “oppression in Trump’s America” has been placed in the infamous asylum center Ter Apel famous for Islamist extremists and knife violence.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 14, 2026
He says he regrets his decision… pic.twitter.com/YtaLNX3nYO
The asylum seeker harasses an Irish woman and then her boyfriend intervenes. pic.twitter.com/rDmWwEFndW
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 15, 2026
The British police barely speak English. pic.twitter.com/2cfS7axSxT
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 14, 2026
Bradford is not Europe anymore. pic.twitter.com/km68H0dag8
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 14, 2026
Mitch McConnell posts video showing he's well! pic.twitter.com/QAY9ZpuP8s
— Qbanguy (@theQbanguy) July 14, 2026
“Nobody Negotiated Like I Do” — CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Asks Trump if Bombing Iran Is the New Normal pic.twitter.com/njnN2Mbhhq
— DiaperDiplomacy (@DiaperDiplomacy) July 14, 2026
🚨BREAKING: Elliot Page was just spotted at the zoo promoting her new documentary on gender fluidity in animals. pic.twitter.com/OGlT40ya7E
— Dr. Clown, PhD (@DrClownPhD) July 15, 2026
No IQ detected here. pic.twitter.com/2CFn3wWCUo
— RadioGenoa (@RadioGenoa) July 15, 2026
