{"id":34156,"date":"2025-06-28T01:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T01:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=34156"},"modified":"2025-06-28T01:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T01:02:12","slug":"xrp-is-just-the-beginning-vivopower-execs-reveal-5-year-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=34156","title":{"rendered":"\u2018XRP Is Just The Beginning\u2019: VivoPower Execs Reveal 5-Year Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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VivoPower International\u2019s pivot toward an XRP-denominated treasury was announced almost one month ago<\/a>. What the market had not yet heard\u2014in detail\u2014was why the Nasdaq-listed firm chose XRP over Bitcoin and Ether, how it intends to wring yield from that position, and what its architects believe the next half-decade will look like for crypto-native corporates.<\/p>\n

Those answers arrived in a 40-minute interview<\/a> with Thinking Crypto host Tony Edward, where Executive Chairman and CEO Kevin Chin and Board-of-Advisors Chair Adam Traidman offered the most granular view to date of the company\u2019s strategy.<\/p>\n

Why VivoPower Chose XRP<\/h2>\n

\u201cMy crypto journey actually started with buying XRP in 2016,\u201d Chin said, explaining that the token\u2019s original use case\u2014low-cost transfers into emerging markets\u2014mirrored the geographies where he operates both for-profit and non-profit ventures. \u201cFast-forward to today, when the opportunity came about to turn Vivo into an XRP-focused treasury and DeFi solutions company, I really felt convicted to do that, as did the rest of the board.\u201d<\/p>\n

That personal conviction dovetailed with what Traidman called a glaring market gap: \u201cWe\u2019ve all been watching digital-asset treasury companies after Michael Saylor\u2019s huge success<\/a> \u2026 VivoPower was the first with XRP.\u201d More than a hundred listed companies now hold Bitcoin for balance-sheet alpha, he noted, but none had taken the same leap with XRP despite its deep liquidity and \u201cvery large following globally.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where MicroStrategy treats bitcoin as inert digital gold, VivoPower wants an asset it can work with. \u201cMost of these treasury companies are focused on a net asset that doesn\u2019t have native utility,\u201d Traidman said. \u201cUsing a token which does have real utility is even more powerful because we can influence that utility by growing the ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n

To that end, VivoPower will entrust custody and OTC conversions to BitGo, stake a portion of its holdings on Flare Network to earn yield, and recycle excess dollars into Ripple\u2019s RLUSD stablecoin<\/a> for cross-border settlements. \u201cIn the next few weeks, we\u2019re going to start trialing that with regards to some of our Philippines-based businesses,\u201d Chin confirmed, citing firsthand frustration with SWIFT delays into Southeast Asia and Africa.<\/p>\n

The 5-Year Plan<\/h2>\n

Unlike a spot ETF, the corporate structure lets VivoPower share those yields directly with investors. \u201cThat would be the plan,\u201d Traidman said when asked whether staking income could flow out as a dividend. \u201cIt\u2019s a real differentiator for potential investors who want the upside of XRP and yield.\u201d<\/p>\n

That yield focus is already shaping capital strategy. VivoPower will fund initial purchases with equity, anchored by Prince Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, an XRP holder since 2017. Borrowing could follow, but only \u201cif the cost-of-capital equation stacks up,\u201d Chin said, praising ex-Goldman CFO David Mansfield for \u201cjudicious\u201d discipline.<\/p>\n

Both executives addressed the specter of crypto volatility head-on. \u201cThere is some fervor in the markets in terms of treasury-based strategies,\u201d Chin conceded, yet argued that swings become \u201can asset that you can generate yield off.\u201d His remedy is time horizon: \u201cWe think in five-year cycles when we formulate strategy and execution plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Traidman, who built one of the first iOS bitcoin wallets before selling it to Coinbase, framed the macro backdrop as uniquely favorable. Spot-crypto ETFs and more accommodative US regulators, he said, have created \u201ca really strong floor\u201d beneath top-tier tokens. \u201cIt\u2019s too big to fail \u2026 The downside risk is going down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under nondisclosure obligations, Chin declined to detail forthcoming deals, but disclosed that due diligence is under way on startups building atop the XRP Ledger\u2014investments that could both earn venture returns and expand use-cases for VivoPower\u2019s treasury. The company\u2019s own subsidiaries will pilot RLUSD-based remittances, with an eye toward expanding into Ghana, Kenya, and other markets where dollar liquidity is scarce.<\/p>\n

Chin summed up the ambition succinctly: \u201cWe will still be here in five years\u2019 time, in ten years\u2019 time, irrespective of what goes on in the market,\u201d because the model extends beyond holding a volatile asset to \u201cengaging and building DeFi solutions that ultimately generate income and cash.\u201d<\/p>\n

At press time, XRP traded at $2.08.<\/p>\n

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