Ripple played Trump to pump XRP — now he’s cutting ties
Thanks to lobbying efforts that garnered a thumbs-up from Donald Trump, Ripple's XRP gained $44B in 75 minutes to hit a market cap of $173B.
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Thanks to lobbying efforts that garnered a thumbs-up from Donald Trump, Ripple's XRP gained $44B in 75 minutes to hit a market cap of $173B.
Read more (3 min) →Ripple's $4.9M donation was the second largest overall after the $5 million handed over by poultry producer Pilgrim’s Pride.
Ripple and Fairshake tried to convince the US government to buy XRP as part of a crypto reserve. They failed at the eleventh hour.
Movements of XRP by Chris Larsen and Ripple insiders are drawing suspicion from skeptics of Donald Trump’s recent endorsement.
After Donald Trump decided they weren’t a good idea, Ripple scrubbed years of its work on a US dollar CBDC.
Ripple’s lobbying efforts scored decisive victories, eliminating the word “bitcoin” from all executive orders signed by Donald Trump.