Yep. XRP was never anything more than a way to seed Ripple without having cede ownership stake or take on debt through traditional venture capital or fundraising methods.

The asset isn't needed to use their RippleNet network.

Additionally, there is also a reason they've now launched a stablecoin. That is going to be a defacto CBDC. That has been their overarching goal for several years now and they've been very open and honest about it.

I am a firm believer that you cannot call yourself a Bitcoiner and invest/own Ripple. They are completely antithetical. Any company openly stating they want to be global CBDC rails is nothing but evil and should be eradicated at all costs.