Discussions have resurfaced about the potential use of Ripple’s XRP to reduce the U.S. national debt, fueled by hypothetical scenarios and analysis from crypto experts. These discussions center around a theoretical situation where XRP’s escrow holdings, valued at $87.5 billion based on current market prices, could theoretically alleviate a substantial portion of the country’s outstanding debt, estimated at $38 trillion. Dr. Horace Drew proposed a hypothetical scenario where President Trump controls Ripple’s escrowed XRP and assigns it to the U.S. Treasury. According to Drew, this action could potentially serve as a financial instrument for the government, with his analysis suggesting that if the government strategically managed the asset through policies aiming to increase XRP’s market value to $500 per token, it could generate enough capital to offset a significant portion of the national debt. ]