‘XRP can fix the global debt crisis’ says Black Swan Capitalist founder

Versan Aljarrah, founder of Black Swan Capitalist, claimed in a September 25 social media post that XRP could play a pivotal role in addressing the global debt crisis by tokenizing trillions in debt. 

According to Aljarrah, the current financial system cannot repay mounting obligations under existing conditions. Instead, it can convert debt into blockchain-based liquidity backed by neutral assets such as XRP, tokenized gold, and stablecoins. 

“Global debt can’t be paid back. It has to be restructured. The real play is converting trillions into tokenized liquidity running on neutral assets like XRP, tokenized gold, and regulated stablecoins. Cycles reward those who prepare before the narrative, not after,” he wrote on X. 

This is not the first time the financial strategist has been bullish on XRP. In July this year, he described the token as “hidden in plain sight,” linking its potential to overlooked correlations with the U.S. Dollar Index.

A XRP rally amid a debt crisis?

Global debt currently stands at approximately $251 trillion, or 235% of the total gross domestic product (GDP), based on an IMF report. Likewise, public debt has risen to $99.2 trillion and private debt has gone down to $151.8 trillion.

U.S. debt levels, more precisely, have surpassed 122% of the total domestic GDP and are rising at roughly $1 trillion every three months, with concerns over inflation, interest rates, and economic stability likewise mounting.

Aljarrah’s approach appears to view XRP’s fast and low-cost cross-border payment capabilities as capable of facilitating global transactions, reducing reliance on traditional banking infrastructure. With that in mind, the plan aligns with a broader surge in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, which has grown 10.49% in on-chain value to $22.11 billion over the past month, as per RWA.xyz.

Sharing the optimism, crypto analyst EGRAG Crypto projects that XRP could surge to $15–$33 in the next market cycle, citing historical patterns in which the crypto formed ascending channels at the peak of bull markets. 

“In 2017, XRP rose to the top of the channel, did a small retest, and then surged by 350%! In 2021, it jumped from the edge of the channel by 110%! If we apply similar percentage moves starting from November 27, 2025, XRP could potentially reach between $15 and $33!” wrote EGRAG Crypto on X.

While some countries like El Salvador have already explored similar ideas, Aljarrah’s views are still highly speculative. What’s more, the fact remains that U.S. regulators remain cautious about cryptocurrencies as reserve assets and, for all intents and purposes, still recognize only Bitcoin (BTC) as a potential candidate.
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