Augustus Gloop himself would’ve dropped his chocolate bar if he’d seen Deaton’s latest post. Yes, John Deaton—the not-quite-Oompa-Loompa but entirely legendary Ripple aficionado—took a ride on the wild Wonka-vator of X (formerly known as Twitter—because normal names are too mainstream) to gab about the second-juiciest stablecoin on earth: USDC, now launching on the XRP Ledger. If you thought things were already loopy in cryptoland, grab your golden ticket!
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The latest move has caused such a hullabaloo, even the snozzberries are talking. Businesses and brainy developers can now mint and redeem USDC tokens on the XRPL faster than Veruca Salt demands squirrels. John Deaton, a man who’d probably HODL everlasting gobstoppers, announced—quite gleefully—that this is “extremely positive” for XRPL and all its credentialed minions.
Matt is correct, this is extremely positive for the XRPL and XRP ecosystem. 🎩🍬
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) June 12, 2025
Deaton’s gobstopper-sized approval was in response to a mysterious X user, who believes this is Circle’s way of storming Ripple’s chocolate factory and grabbing those elusive golden eggs. According to the armchair Wonka, it’s a stablecoin duel—Circle squaring up to Ripple with the kind of confidence last seen in kids approaching a chocolate waterfall.
Is this challenge just a round of oompa-loompa musical chairs or the beginnings of a scrumdiddlyumptious adoption feast? Either way, it’s puffing up XRPL’s ecosystem like Violet Beauregarde after a blueberry pie contest—and that means growth, excitement, and a whole lot of speculation.
Rumor has it Circle’s grand plan is to tap into Ripple’s candy-powered payment tunnels and the ever-expanding train of institutions jumping onto XRPL. Some say Circle wants to stay relevant as Willy Wonka’s top apprentice, leaping onto high-performance blockchains to keep the Oompa-Loompa drums beating.
In a twist juicier than any three-course dinner gum, legends float about Ripple’s secret attempt to buy Circle for $5 billion. Alas, Circle must have had its fill of snozzberries, as they reportedly rejected the dough, declaring it far too little. Shame—think of the everlasting gobstoppers that could’ve bought!
That unidentified X whistleblower (possibly disguised as a squirrel) also claims USDC’s whimsical debut will open up grander DeFi exposure on XRPL. More assets trapped—er, locked—in XRPL’s vault could mean XRP tokens suddenly learning how to dance northward, price-wise.
So with all this, XRPL is no longer content just hanging around the chocolate river—oh no! It’s strutting into the stablecoin playground, ready to give Tether (the big, grumpy USDT) a run for its golden goose.
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2025-06-13 01:58