Jake Claver, a renowned XRP promoter and CEO of Digital Ascension Group, is again leaning into a familiar XRP thesis: behind-the-scenes institutional adoption, NDAs, and \u201cdomino\u201d catalysts, only days after analyst Zach Rector publicly criticized Claver\u2019s failed \u201c$100 XRP by end of 2025\u201d prediction as misleading.<\/p>\n
In a post on Jan.1, Claver responded<\/a>: \u201cTimelines always get extended,\u201d and added: \u201cI should know this by now from all that we\u2019ve built in the past 3 years, working with partners and regulators. I\u2019m sure Ripple and many others have felt and still feel the same way after 13.5 years. The Domino Theory still stands, Real world events will play out, and XRP will become the backbone of markets in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n In a series of posts spanning Dec. 27 through Jan. 1, Claver argued that \u201creal world events will play out, and XRP will become the backbone of markets in the future.\u201d A Jan. 1 post focused on Ripple\u2019s non-disclosure agreements<\/a>, which Claver described as a signal that large counterparties are already preparing to build with XRP.<\/p>\n \u201cRipple signing over 1,700 non-disclosure agreements probably isn\u2019t random,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThese most likely cover talks with major players\u2014governments, global banks, payment networks, big universities, and Fortune 500 firms\u2014all laying the groundwork to use XRP. The pieces for mass adoption<\/a> have been falling into place behind the scenes for quite a while.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier posts pressed the same point with higher conviction. On Dec. 28, Claver claimed: \u201cMajor institutions are stacking up XRP behind the scenes while keeping the public in the dark. The current price is merely a shadow of what\u2019s coming. When XRP transforms into the foundation of international finance, today\u2019s hesitation will become tomorrow\u2019s regret. In my opinion, nothing in crypto space offers this level of certainty and potential for massive returns.\u201d<\/p>\n On Dec. 31, he described XRP \u201cas built to upgrade the existing financial system,\u201d while adding that \u201cblockchain isn\u2019t just for storing value, it can power a faster, more open financial system. For that, you need high-performance infrastructure like XRP.\u201d<\/p>\n