Morning Edition · Monday, July 13, 2026Published at 1:24 AM EDT · New York
Ripple's CEO Says the Company Once Weighed Shutting Down and Handing XRP to Shareholders
Brad Garlinghouse's disclosure lands as XRP futures positioning drops by about $700 million and spot ETFs record net outflows, even while the XRP Ledger builds an institutional pipeline.
Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse said he and co-founder Chris Larsen once considered winding the company down and distributing its XRP holdings to shareholders before deciding instead to fight the securities lawsuit the Securities a…
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