Ripple CEO Garlinghouse says he holds a lot of XRP and is bullish on crypto
Brad Garlinghouse told a Faena Rose audience in January 2026 that he owns a lot of XRP and is bullish on the token, tying his conviction to Ripple's execution and institutional adoption.
Key points
- Garlinghouse said at Faena Rose on 22 January 2026 that he owns "a lot of XRP" and is very bullish on it.
- He also disclosed holdings in ETH and solana, calling Bitcoin a store of value and rejecting XRP maximalism.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse owns a lot of XRP and remains bullish on the token, according to remarks he made at Faena Rose on 22 January 2026 during a discussion on crypto's role in global finance. He linked his personal stake to Ripple's execution and to the financial institutions joining its network, Bitcoin.com News reports.
Garlinghouse said his broader crypto enthusiasm reflects scepticism about how governments manage money and a preference for assets with distinct uses. He called Bitcoin a store of value that owns the digital gold space, said other assets will own other use cases, and disclosed exposure to ETH and solana while rejecting XRP maximalism.
His XRP case rests on payments and institutional participation. In January comments to CNBC, he tied a bullish crypto outlook to institutional demand he believed valuations underrepresented.
Utility developments have extended the theme. Anodos Finance's Panos Mekras said on 31 May that his firm had bought XRP for its treasury and paid staff with it since 2023.
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