XRP Hits WhatsApp? Solana Founder Shares Huge Find

Ripple’s XRP coin, the third largest crypto currency across the globe, is now available for trading on WhatsApp. One of the world’s most popular messaging apps now allows users to buy a wrapped version of XRP directly on the platform - the new feature was introduced by Solana’s key developer Anatoly Yakovenko. Surely, this was no coincidence.

Last week, Solana’s official X account shared an honorable mention dedicated to XRP, rocking the market sentiment that usually is quite tense between these two camps of the crypto community.

The highly-competitive nature of utility altcoins makes this a natural trait of the market, but a big shift is happening: XRP is using Solana’s infrastructure to reach a bigger audience. The new bridge between XRP & SOL is facilitated by Hex Trust, providing an institutional-grade cross-chain buying experience right on WhatsApp’s messaging platform.

The first user to try this out, featured in Yakovenko’s tweet, swapped 0.1 SOL for 5.99 wXRP with instant success, humorously concluding that “Solana is officially ready for boomers.” The WhatsApp user used a fashionable chatbot to carry out the transaction.

This is how it works: a person deposits the original XRP coins to a wallet address provided by Hex Trust’s custody services. Then, the blockchain infrastructure provider mints wXRP on Solana (SOL) with the equivalent of 1:1. Once the freshly-minted XRP coin lands on Solana’s chain, it can be then traded on the usual SOL trader’s go to exchanges.

This includes the likes of Jupiter, Phantom, Meteora, Titan & more. The XRP funds on Solana can be used in multiple ways, including a flexible deployment into automated market maker (AMM) liquidity pools. The Solana-based XRP coins can be used as collateral in varying lending & borrowing protocols across Solana’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

The latest innovation was co-signed by Ripple’s CEO as well. Brad Garlinghouse posted a message on X, celebrating the cross-chain cooperation:“Demand for XRP keeps growing. More access, more ecosystems, more utility.” Both of these major-cap alts are also frontrunning the altcoin ETF field, exceeding $2 billion in cumulative flows since launch last year.

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