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Day 5 of XRPL Takeover Week. 🔵 Five days, five conversations, and one shared vision for the future of payments. Throughout the week, we've explored XRPL's history, its strengths in payment infrastructure, the growing role of institutional adoption, and how SHx is expanding across networks. So, what's next? As blockchain technology continues to mature, the focus is shifting toward real-world adoption. Financial institutions are exploring how digital assets, interoperability, and blockchain-powered infrastructure can improve the way money moves. For Stronghold, that means continuing to build connections between traditional financial systems and blockchain networks, expanding access to SHx, and exploring new opportunities across the payments ecosystem. With SHx now accessible on XRPL, we're excited about the possibilities ahead and the role this community can play in shaping them. XRP community, what developments are you most excited to see in the XRPL ecosystem next? 👇 Thanks for joining us for XRPL Takeover Week. Upwards & onwards.

Postcards from Swell 2026. 📸 Stronghold CEO @TammyCamp and CTO @ItsSeanBennett joined a select group of industry leaders at @Ripple's exclusive Platinum Summit in New York City. Between conversations on the future of finance, institutional adoption, and digital assets, it was an opportunity to connect with some of the voices helping move the industry forward. Congratulations to Ripple on a decade of Swell!

Day 4 of XRPL Takeover Week. 🔵 Let's talk interoperability and the growing SHx ecosystem. As blockchain adoption grows, connectivity between networks becomes increasingly important. Different blockchains offer different strengths, but the ability to move value across them opens up new possibilities. That's why expanding SHx to XRPL was an important milestone for Stronghold. Following Governance Vote #8, where the community selected XRPL as its preferred network for expansion, we launched the SHx bridge to XRPL through Axelar and Squid. Today, SHx is accessible across Stellar, Ethereum, XRPL, and Solana, creating more ways for users to interact with the ecosystem. For Stronghold, cross-chain expansion is about increasing accessibility, supporting interoperability, and building infrastructure that connects communities across networks. Four networks. One growing SHx ecosystem.

@Ripple just received final OCC approval for Ripple National Trust Bank. 🏦 What this means for the XRPL community: → Federal oversight for the reserves backing RLUSD → Fiduciary custody under a national trust charter → A clearer path for banks and treasuries into the ecosystem What this means for Stronghold: → Our community voted to bring SHx to XRPL because it’s built for regulated, real-world finance. This approval backs that call. → More institutional activity on XRPL means more room for SHx to grow Congrats Ripple 🤝 ripple.com/ripple-press/ripp…

Let's rewind to 2013. Long before blockchain payments became a mainstream institutional conversation, Stronghold CTO, @ItsSeanBennett was already involved in the XRPL ecosystem. More than a decade later, that early experience continues to inform how we think about blockchain infrastructure, interoperability, and real-world payments. Why does that matter? Building financial infrastructure requires more than understanding the technology. It takes experience navigating how networks evolve, how financial systems operate, and what it takes to bring blockchain into real-world use. Today, with SHx accessible on XRPL through our cross-chain bridge, we're continuing to build on that experience and expand what's possible across ecosystems. From the early days of XRPL to where we are today, there's still plenty more to build.

With Swell NYC hosted by @Ripple bringing together leaders shaping the future of payments, we're bringing the conversation to you. All week, we're exploring XRPL's role in payments, Stronghold's history with the network, and how SHx is expanding across chains. Five days. Five conversations. Let's get into it. 🔵 First up: Why XRPL? When it comes to payments, speed, cost, and reliability matter. XRPL was built with these fundamentals in mind, offering settlement in seconds, low transaction costs, and infrastructure designed to move value efficiently across borders. For Stronghold, expanding SHx to XRPL aligns with our broader mission to make payments more accessible, connected, and efficient. With SHx now accessible on XRPL through our cross-chain bridge, we're opening new ways for users to participate in the Stronghold ecosystem.