The official X account of Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has reached a significant social media milestone, having now garnered over 1 million followers. This achievement places the 53-year-old entrepreneur alongside other cryptocurrency luminaries such as MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor, who have also surpassed this landmark on the popular social networking site.
Garlinghouse, who has been steering the direction of the San Francisco-based enterprise blockchain company, Ripple, since 2016, has seen his popularity surge in parallel with the dramatic price rally of XRP, Ripple’s cryptocurrency token.
Before taking the helm at Ripple, Garlinghouse held executive positions at Yahoo and AOL. More recently, he was at the forefront of Ripple’s highly publicized legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company emerged victorious from this fight, which saw Garlinghouse stand as one of the key industry figures advocating for greater regulatory clarity in the US crypto landscape.
Garlinghouse’s insights into the crypto industry were also recently showcased in an episode of “60 Minutes”. During the interview, he underscored that the crypto industry is not seeking deregulation but rather a clear and fair regulatory framework.
As reported by U.Today, the XRP token’s massive price surge in November led to a new record high in Google searches for the token in early December. According to data from CoinGecko, this surge propelled the token to the third spot by market capitalization.
Ripple’s recent launch of its RLUSD stablecoin has also attracted increased attention. An announcement post from Garlinghouse about the regulatory approval of the token was viewed an astonishing 7.5 million times on the X social media platform.
David “JoelKatz” Schwartz, the Chief Technology Officer at Ripple, has also seen his follower count rise, recently surpassing the half a million mark.
As Garlinghouse’s follower count continues to climb, and Ripple’s initiatives gain traction, the company’s influence in the crypto and blockchain sector seems set to grow. The CEO’s social media reach demonstrates not only the growing interest in Ripple’s activities but also the increasing mainstream attention being paid to the broader crypto industry.
