BlackRock’s Max Stein highlights blockchain-agnostic future, XRP community reacts

Digital Asset Investor, a well-known figure within the $XRP community, recently drew attention to comments made by Max Stein, Director of Digital Assets at BlackRock, during an interview with Jacquelyn Melinek from Talking Tokens. Stein, who is scheduled to speak at Ripple ‘s Swell conference in 2026, shared insights that quickly resonated with proponents of XRP. Stein outlined BlackRock’s growing interest in various blockchain-based applications, particularly stablecoins, tokenization, and agentic payments. He emphasized that the company’s approach remains neutral regarding specific blockchain networks.