Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse: AI Layoffs are a ‘Travesty’
summary
Emerges from a landmark SEC victory and a $4 billion rebuild to push XRP as institutional collateral via the Hidden Road acquisition and Ripple Treasury, claiming Bitcoin over $80K and tokenization momentum. Calls Coinbase’s ~14% layoffs and AI-blame a “travesty,” arguing AI as growth accelerant, not headcount cuts, and says ~75% of code is AI-enabled. Argues tribalism hurts a multi‑chain world while focusing on adoption, liquidity and trust for XRP.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Brad Garlinghouse Joins CoinDesk Live at Consensus 2026
- 0:34Bitcoin Above $80K and the Bullish-Equiniti Deal
- 1:21Tokenization's "Magical Moment"
- 2:01Hidden Road and XRP as Institutional Collateral
- 2:13Coinbase Layoffs and Crypto's Speculation Problem
- 2:55Why Ripple Sees AI as a Growth Accelerant, Not a Cut
- 3:57AI Isn't the ‘Boogeyman’
- 5:06How Ripple Uses AI Across Finance, Marketing, and Code
- 6:04U.S. Crypto Market Structure
- 7:18Ripple's Brand and the XRP Army
- 8:11Why Tribalism Hurts Crypto: It's a Multi-Chain World
- 9:03Ripple's Mission for XRP Adoption, Liquidity, and Trust
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