Ex-Ripple Exec Shares What Burning XRP Means, But Does It Influence Price?
A former Ripple executive has weighed in on an ongoing debate over XRP token burns, shedding light on their actual impact on an asset’s value. In a heated discussion on X, the executive challenged the XRP community’s long-held belief that burning tokens directly influences their immediate price action or automatically triggers a sharp price rally. […]
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