Macro analyst Willie Says XRP Is the Bridge Settlement Asset and Claims a $5,000 to $12,000 Price

Crypto News, the only outlet in this set, reported that macro analyst Willie argued on the Black Swan Capitalist podcast that strained relations stemming from the conflict involving Iran will push trading partners away from US Treasuries, which he said the US funds by printing money. Willie described this as debasement and said it creates room for a neutral settlement asset, which he identified as XRP. He tied that role to Ripple's work with Flare on smart contracts and DeFi, and claimed the DTCC and Citadel are working with Ripple on derivatives settling in XRP. He also predicted a 'Jet Magnificent' launch for XRP tied to DTCC derivatives settlement. His strongest claim is that XRP's price was agreed years ago by a group of institutions he named as the IMF, central banks, the Depository Trust working with BNY Mellon, Nasdaq, SWIFT and large Wall Street banks, settling on 'initially a $5,000 price and eventually it will be maybe 12,000'. He said the SEC lawsuit against Ripple was used to limit public ownership, and the same article notes he has spoken elsewhere of a $1,000 XRP. No other outlet here corroborates any of this, and none of the institutional claims are attributed to those institutions.