
As if plucked from the pages of a melodramatic novel, Taylor supports his audacious claim with words of wisdom from the sage Mark Yusko, who, like an oracle, warns of an impending “curveball.” This curveball, dear readers, is tied to a potential dystopian future where policymakers, ever so fond of wielding their bureaucratic swords, may just clamp down on those mischievous private stablecoins. In a twist worthy of a grand opera, Yusko speculates on a “CBDC version,” where authorities guide users away from USDT and USDC, a notion that has sent shivers of anticipation through the XRP community for years now. Ah, the drama!