Archive · 2 Jul 2025
Ripple CEO Bets on XRP Surpassing Bitcoin, Ledger Upgrade
The head of Ripple, the company behind XRP, believes XRP could become bigger than Bitcoin, with a value of $640 trillion.
He thinks legal issues with the government hurt XRP's growth.
While Ripple and the government are resolving their legal dispute, Ripple continues to improve the XRP system with a major upgrade.
This upgrade makes it easier to use XRP and new tokens, and more people are now using the XRP system.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts XRP could surpass Bitcoin, reaching a $640 trillion market cap.
Garlinghouse attributes XRP's past price struggles to the SEC's actions and legal battles.
Ripple dropped its cross-appeal against the SEC, but efforts to reduce a $125 million penalty failed.
RippleX launched version 2.5.0 of the XRP Ledger, including upgrades for token support and transaction efficiency.
Daily active addresses on the XRP Ledger have surged, indicating increased adoption.
- Who
- Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple, and the SEC.
- What
- Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicts XRP will surpass Bitcoin, and the XRP Ledger received an upgrade.
- When
- Recent developments.
- Where
- The news involves the cryptocurrency market.
- Why
- Garlinghouse is optimistic about XRP's future despite past challenges, and Ripple is innovating to improve the XRP Ledger.
Ripple/XRP
SEC
Legal battles
Ripple/XRP
XRP will prevail in the long run.
SEC
SEC views Ripple as pushing boundaries.
- Ripple CEO
- Brad Garlinghouse
- Predicted XRP Market Cap
- $640 trillion
- XRP Ledger Upgrade
- Version 2.5.0
- Daily Active Addresses Surge
- From 35,000 to over 295,000
- Ripple Penalty
- $125 million (attempt to reduce denied)