What Happens When XRP Price Goes Parabolic?

Arch Public CEO Tillman Holloway breaks down his three big predictions for 2026 This conversation gets into some territory most people aren't talking about: what actually happens to wrapped versions of XRP if the price explodes. Tillman explains why most wrapped assets carry serious counterparty risk and how Flare's oracle-based system works differently than typical cross-chain wrapping. He also explains why XRP treasury companies face a real dilemma. They need to participate in DeFi to generate yield for investors, but if they hold wrapped XRP instead of the real thing, they can't actually call themselves XRP treasury companies. The solution involves understanding the difference between moving your asset off-chain versus locking it and creating a reflection of value. The episode covers how institutional tools that have existed in traditional markets for decades are finally making their way to crypto, why DeFi is about to see massive growth through native exchange integrations, and how the average person will soon be participating in DeFi without even realizing it. Tilman also shares his journey from mining Bitcoin in 2012 to building Arch Public's suite of automated treasury tools.