Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse just gave the XRP community a reason to rally. In a recent post on X, he declared he is “1,000%” committed to XRP’s future, reigniting buzz around the bold tattoo inked on his right arm.
Unveiled in 2023, the tattoo features planetary motifs, the XRP logo, and the date July 13, 2023, the day Judge Analisa Torres ruled that secondary XRP sales were not securities. For the XRP community, it serves as a lasting emblem of that legal triumph.
XRP influencer Digital Asset Buy pointed out the significance, noting that someone with a Harvard MBA getting a tattoo at 50+ isn’t doing it on impulse. “I know many people who got tattoos when they were young and regret them because life changes,” he said. It shows complete, unshakable support.
But tattoos in crypto? They have been risky before. Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz famously showed off a Luna tattoo in early 2022, right before the token collapsed. Galaxy later paid $200 million in penalties linked to the Luna fallout. That example still haunts the space.
Brad’s move, however, comes at a turning point. Ripple recently dropped its cross-appeal in the SEC case, and the agency is expected to do the same. This likely marks the end of a multi-year legal battle, and Garlinghouse’s ink now reads more like a badge of resilience than a gamble.
As for XRP, it’s holding strong at $2.18, down 0.5% in the last 24 hours. It remains the #4 crypto by market cap, standing at $128.93 billion, with 24-hour trading volume at $1.39 billion, down nearly 48%, but the mood feels far from bearish.
With that “1,000%” promise literally under his skin, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has made his bet clear: XRP isn’t just a token, it’s personal.
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