XRP Bridges Global Transactions with Internet Speed

Vet, an XRP Ledger Foundation contributor and validator, compares XRP to gold due to its neutral asset properties. Both gold and XRP have no single issuer and are widely trusted.

However, gold's usability is limited by the difficulty of moving physical gold across borders and verifying its authenticity. This adds a layer of friction that makes it impractical for use in transactions.

XRP retains the trust properties of gold but settles transactions in seconds, allowing value to move globally at internet speed while remaining fully verifiable. The XRP Ledger uses auto bridging to improve liquidity by connecting different currencies based on their available liquidity, using XRP as the connecting asset.