There's a straightforward question: you've held XRP for so long, are you mainly trading short-term fluctuations, or are you participating in a global financial infrastructure reshaping?

Last night, I talked with several veteran players until dawn, and the more we discussed, the more pressure I felt. Many of us have been looking at XRP from the wrong perspective. The short-term traders shouting "buy the dip and sell the rally," and critics who say "XRP will never surpass 100," fundamentally haven't grasped the core point of Ripple's technical lead—this asset's value isn't purely a financial issue, but an engineering one.

It may sound a bit abstract, but let me explain it to you thoroughly.

First, let's correct the most common misconception: XRP is not a typical everyday consumer token. Newcomers are especially prone to fall into this trap, always comparing it to meme coins for hype or to stablecoins for purchasing power. That logic is fundamentally flawed. So, what is XRP's true identity? It's a "transportation tool" for global capital flows. Imagine transforming the cumbersome cross-border remittance channels between banks into a zero-latency, extremely low-cost digital highway.

How annoying is traditional cross-border payments? Anyone involved in international trade knows. Transferring money from the US to Mexico involves three or four intermediary banks, each deducting fees, and the transfer takes 3 to 5 business days, with exchange rate fluctuations causing losses that could buy a decent meal. But with XRP's ODL on-chain clearing solution, the money arrives in 3 to 5 seconds, with fees so low they can almost be ignored. This isn't marketing hype; it's a validated business model.

The data is clear: XRP's ledger has completed over 3.8 billion transactions and continues to grow daily. These aren't just theoretical numbers—they represent real cross-border payment flows. Once the financial infrastructure is built, user stickiness will be very strong. As more banks and payment institutions join the XRP network, liquidity will increase, costs will keep falling, and the pricing logic will be fundamentally changed.

Ultimately, investing in XRP either means believing in its application prospects or not participating at all. If you're still using "candlestick patterns" and "technical support" as your reasoning for XRP, it indicates you haven't truly understood the essence of this asset.