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Ripple’s XRP has gained new recognition in the financial sector after Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie praised it as the cryptocurrency with the strongest real-world utility. His remarks emphasized Ripple’s professionalism, XRP’s use case, and the company’s commitment to building a lasting financial infrastructure.
Crypto analyst John Squire has drawn fresh attention to Ripple and XRP after sharing a video of Gilbertie praising the token’s real-world utility on X social media. In the interview, the Teucrium CEO discussed why the company chose XRP, calling it the digital asset with the strongest utility across the crypto market.
He said his confidence in XRP stems from Ripple’s focused mission to achieve its goals of building a robust and sustainable financial system. Gilbertie commended the Ripple team’s disciplined mindset and deep technical expertise — qualities that set the crypto payments company apart from other blockchain firms. These strengths, he added, are key reasons Teucrium selected XRP, viewing it as a transformative technology with real utility rather than merely a speculative token.
“The Ripple team, from the interaction we’ve had with them, they’re really professional, they act like investment bankers over there. They know what they’re doing, and they will make this work,” Gilbertie said in the interview.
The Teucrium CEO’s high praise of Ripple reflects confidence in XRP’s potential as a settlement tool. He explained that while Bitcoin serves as a store of value, XRP distinguishes itself by solving tangible problems within the global payments landscape. He clarified that his statement was not a price prediction, but rather a reflection of his belief that XRP possesses the most utility among all the cryptocurrencies in the market.
Gilbertie’s remarks about Ripple come shortly after Teucrium’s XRP ETF went live on the market, providing regulated exposure to the altcoin. Although the fund did not receive explicit approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amid the ongoing government shutdown, the company proceeded with the launch. According to one expert, the SEC’s lack of response signaled implicit consent, noting that “silence is compliance.”
In a separate report, crypto market commentator X Finance Bull urged investors to rethink how they evaluate XRP, insisting it should not be compared to corporate stocks. He described XRP as “the plumbing” for the next global financial system — one that connects institutions, governments, and decentralized ecosystems through tokenized infrastructure.
From his viewpoint, Ripple’s objective is not to chase company valuations but to develop a framework that enables global money movement, covering $200 trillion in annual cross-border payments, trillions in tokenized assets, CBDCs, DeFi rails, and Real-World Assets (RWAs). He added that capturing even 1-2% of this value could change the price of XRP forever.
The analyst also highlighted Ripple’s expanding institutional network, noting recent collaborations with Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance and its growing presence across Bahrain, Dubai, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
