Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that 75% of Ripple Labs' job openings are currently in the United States, and that the company has more deals and partnerships in the United States after the November 2024 election than in the previous six months. Garlinghouse attributed the changes to the incoming Trump administration and Donald Trump's pro-cryptocurrency rhetoric.
Blockchain payments firm Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced that the company will donate $25 million to Fairshake to help select "pro-crypto, pro-growth and pro-innovation candidates" in future U.S. elections. Ripple donated $45 million to the PAC ahead of the 2024 election, making it one of Fairshake's largest donors alongside cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Jump Crypto, and Andreessen Horowitz. The next US midterm elections will be held on November 3, 2026.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed optimism about the future of cryptocurrencies in the United States and said that the regulatory environment could change after the election of President-elect Donald Trump. Garlinghouse explained: We finally have a cryptocurrency president.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said during a fireside chat at Blockchain Week in Korea that the company will launch its new stablecoin in "weeks, not months." Garlinghouse also criticized Gary Gensler, chairperson of the Securities Exchange Commission, for his approach to cryptocurrencies, calling OpenSea's experience "regrettable." The CEO of Ripple says he is more "optimistic" than ever about the development of cryptocurrencies over the next five years.