The Future of Trade: Why Interoperability is Crucial for Free Markets on the XRPL

What’s it all about?

In this audio edition of the XRPL Community Mag, Charley Huebner, Director of Strategic Funding at XRPL Commons, reads this piece by Fig, Co-Founder of Squid — exploring why cross-chain interoperability isn't just a technical problem, but the foundation of free markets in crypto.

From peer-to-peer transfers on XRPL to AI agents paying for fiat services in a single click, Squid is building the infrastructure that connects the XRP Ledger and its EVM Sidechain to 80+ blockchains — so any developer can build the next generation of finance apps without a team of hundreds.

🔗 Topics covered:

  • Why interoperability = free trade
  • Cross-chain custody, fiat rails, perps & lending
  • How Squid makes multi-chain UX invisible


This article is part of the XRPL Community Magazine — The Future of DeFi
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