Yesterday, CEO Brad Garlinghouse spoke about how the Bank of England and the Saudia Arabia Monetary Authority are two customers using xCurrent, one of Ripple's interledger products that makes transactions multitudes faster and easier than they currently are today. 

Now, while these banks are not directly using XRP, the currency we all trade and love, they are signed up for a Ripple product which in time will naturally lead to Ripple's XRP for further savings.

Western Union DID announce that they are piloting Ripple's xRapid XRP system which is massive news. Western Union is following in Moneygram's footsteps as they try to get a leg up on competitors in the money transfer industry.

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All of this is earth-shattering news for Ripple investors. Expect the price to start to skyrocket in the next couple months when investors finally understand how sizeable these customers are. 

People, this is the REAL WORLD USE CASE that is frequently missing from all but a few cryptos.

I predict by the end of 2018 a price of around $9.00 per Ripple XRP.