Trump, Crypto, and XRP: What You Need to Know

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Slow weekend, anything exciting happen?
— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) January 26, 2025

Interesting to see Satoshi’s comments on Ripple (= “RipplePay” conceptualized by @rfugger, which was later infused into the XRP Ledger.)
To learn more about RipplePay, seehttps://t.co/VXPRIra9GW https://t.co/UZmN7zcjQo pic.twitter.com/Fa6d1E6rIC
— Emi Yoshikawa {X} (@emy_wng) February 24, 2024

Slow weekend, anything exciting happen?
— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) January 26, 2025

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— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) January 26, 2025

For about the 400th time, for anyone who doesn't understand what validators do:

XRPL actually has a consensus algorithm that actually reaches an agreed consensus. About every five seconds, every node participates in a process to decide how to resolve the double spend problem for…
— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) January 26, 2025

The inconvienient truth is that XRP has outperformed all major crypto assets in the last 1+ year this bull cycle. The accounts spreading misinformation and telling you to stay away aren't doing this to look out for your financial wellbeing. Take from it what you may. pic.twitter.com/wwvuv1E7f4
— xrpl_Adam (@xrpl_adam) January 25, 2025

Shocking that Karen Bass is making people wait a week just to go to the land that they own. Do property rights mean nothing? https://t.co/bbRx5iozwu
— Elliot Lee (@intelliot) January 25, 2025

Bitcoin maxis today are the complete opposite of Bitcoiners on inception.

As someone who was a huge Bitcoin bull in 2011, I’ll tell you right now, none of the modern day Bitcoin maximalists have the same core values. In fact, it’s the complete opposite.

We used to believe in…
— Jacob King (@JacobKinge) January 24, 2025

Dear bitcoin Maxis

XRP has survived the following events over the last decade to be placed today as the world’s no. 3 crypto in market capitalisation:
1. Tested by the market for over a decade./1
— bill morgan (@Belisarius2020) January 26, 2025

Colombian leader quickly caves after Trump threats, offers presidential plane for deportation flights

Gustavo Petro was quickly brought to heel by President Donald Trump after the Colombian leader rejected several deportation flights from the U.S. He is now offering his presidential plane to help with the flights.

Fox NewsAndrea Margolis

There is massive fraud in the federal entitlements programs. Worse than you could possibly imagine. https://t.co/xhvFoo2FMF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 26, 2025