{"id":88504,"date":"2026-05-01T15:32:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=88504"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:32:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:32:01","slug":"garlinghouse-says-ripple-remains-extremely-committed-to-xrp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=88504","title":{"rendered":"Garlinghouse Says Ripple Remains \u2018Extremely Committed\u2019 To XRP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse used an appearance at XRP Las Vegas on April 30 to push back against doubts about the company\u2019s alignment with XRP, arguing that the firm remains economically and strategically tied to the asset even as it expands deeper into institutional finance, stablecoins and regulated US infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Speaking on stage, Garlinghouse said he has long found criticism of Ripple\u2019s commitment to XRP \u201cfunny and strange,\u201d given the company\u2019s direct exposure to the asset and its role in building products around liquidity, utility and trust.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, Ripple is still the largest holder of XRP on the planet. We are the most interested party in seeing XRP be successful. We will continue to be the most interested party in seeing XRP be successful,\u201d Garlinghouse said<\/a>. \u201cAnd so whenever I read people kind of question that, I just think, like, it doesn\u2019t make sense logically.\u201d<\/p>\n

The comments came during a wide-ranging panel that moved from Ripple\u2019s advertising push in Las Vegas to US policy, the Clarity Act, stablecoin regulation, Ripple\u2019s private-market valuation and the company\u2019s relationship with the XRP community.<\/p>\n

Ripple\u2019s Institutional Push Still Runs Through XRP<\/h2>\n

Garlinghouse framed Ripple\u2019s current strategy around making XRP \u201cthe most useful digital asset,\u201d \u201cthe most liquid digital asset\u201d and \u201cthe most trusted digital asset.\u201d He tied that directly to Ripple\u2019s enterprise business, including products and services for financial institutions and capital markets under what he referred to as Ripple Prime, as well as Ripple Treasury.<\/p>\n

The CEO also addressed a recurring concern among XRP holders: whether Ripple\u2019s stablecoin work, including RLUSD, could reduce XRP\u2019s importance inside the company\u2019s broader product stack. Garlinghouse said Ripple does not always publicly explain every strategic step, partly because doing so would disclose too much to competitors. But he argued that even moves that appear indirect are still designed to support XRP\u2019s long-term role.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to do things that may not at first blush make crystal clear sense,\u201d he said. \u201cBut I swear to you, even if it doesn\u2019t have a direct line from point A to point B, point B being good for XRP, it may be point A to point B to point C. It\u2019s all in service of how do we do things that expand, grow, and drive in liquidity, utility, and trust in XRP.\u201d<\/p>\n

That formulation is important because it captures Ripple\u2019s current balancing act. The company is no longer only defending XRP in court or selling a single payments narrative. It is building across custody, treasury, stablecoins, prime brokerage-style services and institutional market infrastructure, while asking the XRP community to view those efforts as connected to the same liquidity network.<\/p>\n

Garlinghouse said Ripple now has around 1,500 employees and is having a record year across multiple areas. He also pointed to tokenization as a major area where the XRP Ledger could matter, even when Ripple itself is not the direct operator of every use case.<\/p>\n

He cited bond settlement as one example of a market still burdened by slow and outdated processes. \u201cBond settlement is slow, it is arcane, and it is absurd to think about how that works in a world of the internet,\u201d Garlinghouse said, adding that he believes it is \u201conly a matter of time\u201d before assets like bonds move on-chain.<\/p>\n

Clarity Act Deadline Looms<\/h2>\n

The policy section of the interview centered on the Clarity Act and whether US market structure legislation can still move before the midterm election cycle disrupts the process. Garlinghouse said Ripple had been close to the finish line months earlier, but that the legislative process slowed after Coinbase, led by Brian Armstrong<\/a>, urged caution.<\/p>\n

His frustration was less about Ripple\u2019s own regulatory status than about the broader industry. Garlinghouse argued that XRP already has the legal clarity others are still seeking because of the court ruling in Ripple\u2019s fight with the SEC.<\/p>\n

\u201cXRP has clarity. XRP fought a very painful fight to get clarity. It\u2019s a big deal,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have a federal judge said<\/a> in her opinion, XRP in and of itself is not a security. Boom. We have clarity. That\u2019s what we care about.\u201d<\/p>\n

That distinction shaped much of Garlinghouse\u2019s message. Ripple supports the Clarity Ac<\/a>t, he said, because it would help the US crypto industry and give large financial institutions more confidence to engage. But he repeatedly separated that broader policy objective from XRP\u2019s own status.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it doesn\u2019t pass, I think that\u2019s unfortunate for a lot of other players in the industry in the United States,\u201d Garlinghouse said. \u201cXRP is going to be okay no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, he warned that the window is narrow. Garlinghouse said that if the bill does not move out of the Senate Banking Committee by the end of the third week of May, \u201cwe\u2019re in real trouble.\u201d If it clears committee, he said, he believes it can pass the Senate because bipartisan support exists at that level.<\/p>\n

Ripple Looks Toward US Banking Rails<\/p>\n

Garlinghouse also said Ripple\u2019s conditional OCC trust charter approval is tied to its stablecoin strategy, particularly RLUSD, and described dual oversight from the New York Department of Financial Services and the OCC as a \u201cbelt and suspenders\u201d approach. He said Ripple wants to be \u201cthe most white hat around stablecoins as possible\u201d because of its institutional customer base.<\/p>\n

He also confirmed that a Federal Reserve master account<\/a> is \u201cvery much on our radar,\u201d calling it a potential \u201cbig unlock\u201d for Ripple and arguing that better financial services infrastructure would benefit the United States.<\/p>\n

At press time, XRP traded at $1.37.<\/p>\n

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