Morehead Casts Ripple as a SWIFT Rival, Not a Replacement

In the latest Ripple news, Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box. During the segment, he said that “there might be other use cases, you know, like Ripple’s going after SWIFT.” The remark frames Ripple as a competitor for part of the cross-border payments market. It does not say Ripple will replace SWIFT, has already displaced it, or has captured any measurable share of its activity. That distinction matters, because Morehead’s wording has already been stretched far beyond what it supports. SWIFT, formally the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, remains the dominant global network for cross-border payment messaging between financial institutions. Morehead named a target, not a timetable. Even CNBC admits that „Ripple is going after Swift.“ 😌🙏🏼$XRP is a done deal ✔️ pic.twitter.com/86ZIm33Qlt — 𝓐𝓶𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓮 (@_Crypto_Barbie) September 22, 2026 Sign Up With MergeX And Trade CryptoRipple News: What Did Pantera’s Dan Morehead Actually Say on CNBC? The comment came during a broader survey of blockchain use cases. Morehead said Solana’s capacity could reach as many as 9 billion transactions per day. He also described Bitcoin as “digital gold...