Ripple CEO’s XRP Dreams: Crypto or Comedy?

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Oh, the audacity! Ripple‘s very own CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, is strutting around like he’s the king of crypto, expecting the U.S. government to roll out the red carpet for XRP in its digital asset reserves. Yes, folks, he thinks the White House wants a piece of his token, and just maybe we’ll see an XRP ETF strutting its stuff by the end of 2025. 🚀

Garlinghouse just gave an interview with Bloomberg, and won’t you just love it? Right after the SEC decided to throw in the towel (after only about four years of legal whining), XRP jumped up by over 12%—it’s like the cryptocurrency version of Cinderella getting a makeover! Poof! Just like that, XRP went all glitzy and glamorous, hitting $2.56, momentarily bumping USDT down to fourth place. But, of course, USDT had to remind everyone who’s boss and snatched its top spot back. 🙄

The White House and the XRP Affair

During Garlinghouse’s little tête-à-tête, he casually dropped that former President Trump had actually name-dropped XRP in his not-so-secret crypto stash plan. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be part of a presidential executive order, right? In March, Trump established a Bitcoin hoarding plan, and apparently, XRP was on the guest list too! 🎉

“Oh, and don’t forget,” he added, “We might see a flood of XRP ETF approvals heading our way in 2025! Ten applications are already doing the tango in the SEC office, from the likes of Bitwise and Franklin Templeton.” Talk about a party! 💃

Now don’t get too excited—while Garlinghouse dreams of IPOs, they’re keeping their cards close to their chest. Yes, they *could* go public, but right now they’re busy trying to convince the world that Ripple isn’t a total crypto-hoodlum. The IPO plans were initially thrown into a time capsule in 2020 thanks to the SEC drama. 📦

Finally, Closure with the SEC

And let’s not forget the SEC! Their decision to drop the case against Ripple is like a soap opera ending after a cliffhanger—finally, the show is over! Garlinghouse boldly claimed Ripple played by the rules; the SEC? Not so much. He’s basically saying their regulatory tactics are as excessive as your aunt’s hand-knitted sweaters during the holidays! 🎄

With the SEC now licking its wounds and clearing files on other crypto firms like Robinhood and Coinbase, the scene is changing, and who knows? Maybe XRP will be the next big thing on the block. Or maybe it will just be another footnote in crypto history. Stay tuned, folks! 😏

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2025-03-20 23:24