Ripple’s Brag Garlinghouse addresses XRP delisting and tribalism, mocking Coinbase CEO
Brian Armstrong Told In an interview with well-known Crypto Influencer Anthony Pompliano that he wants more collaboration between projects and does not like tribalism in the crypto sector as it prevents economic freedom from growing.
In response to his statement, the Coinbase co-founder and CEO received a dose of ridicule from Ripple’s head, Brad Garlinghouse. According to Garlinghouse, Armstrong is campaigning against tribalism, while being a supporter of it. In his outburst, the CEO of Ripple resorted to the once-popular brand “Anti Social Social Club” as a reference.
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Interestingly, after the delisting of XRP from Coinbase in 2021, Armstrong spoke in favor of Ripple in his SEC lawsuit, although he was previously considered a hater of XRP. Nevertheless, it seems that the recent news of an impending fight between the SEC and the CFTC over the state of Ethereum and Armstrong’s public statement about the unacceptability of pressure on ETH got Ripple’s head.
What makes this battle particularly spicy is the fact that the Ethereum and XRP communities are in a high-level standoff. Some believe Ethereum was lobbied by former SEC chief William Hinman, which should become clear soon given recent developments in the case. Others, represented directly by Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, believe that XRP lacked “protection” from the regulator’s tentacles.
