XRPAuthority / Leadership
Matt Barlow
Founder & Research Lead

About
Independent XRP and XRPL research, built on evidence.
Matt Barlow is the founder of XRPAuthority.com, an independent research and intelligence platform focused on XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL). His work centers on making the XRP ecosystem easier to understand through market intelligence, historical research, XRPL education, data analysis, and evidence-backed reporting.
Through XRPAuthority, Matt explores the technology, organizations, people, regulatory developments, market events, and real-world use cases shaping XRP and the XRP Ledger. He has a particular interest in connecting historical events with market data, separating verifiable facts from speculation, and presenting complex XRPL topics in a clear and accessible way.
Follow the data, document the sources, and let the evidence tell the story.
Research focus
Market intelligenceHistorical researchXRPL educationData analysisEvidence-backed reporting