The post Analyst Claims XRP Can End the U.S.–China Trade War: Here’s How appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Versan Aljarrah claims XRP’s neutral, instant-settlement system could reduce financial friction between the U.S. and China. He suggests faster, cheaper cross-border payments might ease trade tensions. However, analysts say that no single digital asset can resolve the geopolitical, policy, and security issues driving the trade war. Versan Aljarrah, founder of Black Swan Capitalist, has claimed XRP could effectively bring an end to the U.S.–China trade tensions. His argument centers on XRP’s design as a neutral, fast-settlement reserve asset capable of removing friction from global trade.  While the idea gained traction among some community members, others stressed that geopolitical conflict involves far more than settlement rails. XRP as a Neutral Bridge Between Two Economic Giants In his tweet, Aljarrah claimed that XRP’s instant cross-border payment system could help remove many financial barriers behind the U.S.–China trade dispute. As a neutral digital asset not controlled by either country, XRP could transfer value directly between them without using the dollar or the yuan. According to this perspective, faster settlement, reduced intermediary costs, and the elimination of currency frictions could streamline trade at a scale large enough to soften tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Notably, this idea has been circulating in the XRP community for months. Earlier this year, analysts like Egrag suggested the U.S. could gain a competitive advantage over China through its indirect proximity to Ripple’s 35 billion XRP escrow.  The Pushback: “XRP Can Reduce Friction, But Not End a Trade War” Meanwhile, community member Arthur argued that while XRP might help reduce financial friction between the U.S. and China, it can’t “end” a trade war. He explained that such conflicts stem from government policies, security concerns, tariffs, supply chain issues, and politics—not just money flow problems. In other words, even a flawless payment system couldn’t fix the deeper geopolitical… The post Analyst Claims XRP Can End the U.S.–China Trade War: Here’s How appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Versan Aljarrah claims XRP’s neutral, instant-settlement system could reduce financial friction between the U.S. and China. He suggests faster, cheaper cross-border payments might ease trade tensions. However, analysts say that no single digital asset can resolve the geopolitical, policy, and security issues driving the trade war. Versan Aljarrah, founder of Black Swan Capitalist, has claimed XRP could effectively bring an end to the U.S.–China trade tensions. His argument centers on XRP’s design as a neutral, fast-settlement reserve asset capable of removing friction from global trade.  While the idea gained traction among some community members, others stressed that geopolitical conflict involves far more than settlement rails. XRP as a Neutral Bridge Between Two Economic Giants In his tweet, Aljarrah claimed that XRP’s instant cross-border payment system could help remove many financial barriers behind the U.S.–China trade dispute. As a neutral digital asset not controlled by either country, XRP could transfer value directly between them without using the dollar or the yuan. According to this perspective, faster settlement, reduced intermediary costs, and the elimination of currency frictions could streamline trade at a scale large enough to soften tensions between the world’s two biggest economies. Notably, this idea has been circulating in the XRP community for months. Earlier this year, analysts like Egrag suggested the U.S. could gain a competitive advantage over China through its indirect proximity to Ripple’s 35 billion XRP escrow.  The Pushback: “XRP Can Reduce Friction, But Not End a Trade War” Meanwhile, community member Arthur argued that while XRP might help reduce financial friction between the U.S. and China, it can’t “end” a trade war. He explained that such conflicts stem from government policies, security concerns, tariffs, supply chain issues, and politics—not just money flow problems. In other words, even a flawless payment system couldn’t fix the deeper geopolitical…