ECB President’s Statement Prepares XRP and XLM for This Strategic Use Case

Versan Aljarrah, founder of Black Swan Capitalist, recently shared a video of the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, on the suitability of various digital assets for central bank reserves. His post revisited a long-running discussion about which networks meet the standards global institutions expect from reserve-level instruments. He highlighted XRP and XLM as the key players, noting Ripple and Stellar’s work with multinational organizations over the years. The ECB says Bitcoin isn’t fit for reserves. That’s fine. @Ripple and @StellarOrg have been working with the IMF for years. $XRP and $XLM are already building the infrastructure the world will use, and it’s happening quietly but decisively. pic.twitter.com/z3O8HRiSAQ — Black Swan Capitalist (@VersanAljarrah) November 13, 2025 Lagarde’s Assessment and Its Relevance In the video, Lagarde addressed whether central banks should include Bitcoin in their reserves. She said reserves must be “liquid, secure, and safe” and added that...

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