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Influential figures in the XRP community are seeing a potential path for XRP within the DTCC’s $100 trillion infrastructure.
For context, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) officially surpassed $100 trillion in assets under custody on Wednesday, June 18, setting a new record. This figure reflects strong growth across asset classes from 2020 to 2025, including a 49% rise in equities and a 2x in ETF holdings to $11 trillion.
DTCC’s central securities depository, DTC, plays a critical role in U.S. capital markets by safeguarding securities, processing transactions, and supporting asset servicing for over 1.44 million securities across 170+ countries.
Ripple’s Acquisition of Hidden Road Ties XRP Ledger to DTCC Ecosystem
While DTCC celebrates record-breaking figures, Ripple is quietly positioning itself within this infrastructure. In a post on X, prominent XRP community voice Chad Steingraber remarked that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) “is coming” for DTCC’s $100 trillion fund. Notably, a major factor influencing this bold perspective is Ripple’s underground connection to the system.
In March, Hidden Road became a participant in the DTCC’s Netting System, gaining the ability to clear and settle U.S. Treasury trades.
A month later, Ripple announced acquiring Hidden Road for $1.25 billion. Hidden Road has since confirmed it will use the XRPL for parts of its prime brokerage settlement flow. This potentially brings XRP and its network into the heart of global securities clearing.
XRP’s Role in Settlement and Fee Infrastructure
With XRP acting as the native bridge asset on the XRPL’s built-in decentralized exchange, every settlement on the ledger generates demand for XRP. This positions the asset as a utility token within financial flows, especially as more volume routes through the XRPL.
Meanwhile, Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD is also part of the equation. Specifically, RLUSD will serve as collateral on Hidden Road’s platform, while XRP will serve as the gas fee asset for XRPL infrastructure.
We’re coming for that $100Tillion… XRP Ledger // Tokenization RWA’s https://t.co/Xkr5vShWmf pic.twitter.com/OJOqS5qwtN
— Chad Steingraber (@ChadSteingraber) June 18, 2025
Community Reacts to Hidden Road and $100T Vision
The XRP community views Ripple’s DTCC-linked expansion as a significant step toward global dominance in settlement infrastructure.
Ripple revealed that Hidden Road used to handle $1.5 trillion annually, but the process suffered from inefficiencies. The integration of the XRPL aims to resolve these issues by reducing settlement times from three days to near-instant.
As Hidden Road integrates into a system that processes over $100 trillion in assets, the pathway for the XRPL to scale into real-world finance is becoming clear.
For many XRP proponents, this confirms a long-term vision in which XRP becomes essential to moving value across high-level financial markets. Some even envision a future where XRP rises from its current $2 value to as much as $10,000 to efficiently serve the high-value market. However, such extreme price predictions remain highly speculative.