Garlinghouse said “they were afraid of us,” speaking about the “forces” that had worked against Ripple and XRP over the years. He argued that the technology behind the project was ahead of its time and posed a threat to existing financial systems. As a result, the threat triggered a sustained wave of opposition against Ripple and XRP, limiting their growth.
Long also revealed that during that time, it did not feel like organic criticism from competitors or skeptics. Rather, it felt like a force working against the company’s and the altcoin’s growth that no one could quite identify or explain.
Epstein Files Connects The Dots
