According to the trader, his remarks followed Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO) sharing an October 2025 post about a company acquisition, alleging XRP (Ripple-linked cryptocurrency) sales to retail investors (individual traders) to buy companies.
Longtime crypto investor Crypto Bitlord claimed that XRP (Ripple-linked cryptocurrency) holders never benefit and alleged that Ripple "dumped billions on retail" to buy companies. He made the remarks in response to an October 2025 post by Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO) highlighting an acquisition. The source does not provide further details on the acquisition or any response from Ripple.