BTC is neutral, but Ripple is not. Michael Saylor warns government.

Due to his many generous promises to the crypto community, there was great joy after Trump's election win.

Due to his many generous promises to the crypto community, there was great joy after Trump's election win. As Bitcoin and Ethereum rose in value, the price of XRP exploded. Many Ripple investors were hoping for a quick end to the lawsuit with the SEC and the approval of the first XRP Spot ETFs. But after the latest announcements about the planned crypto reserve, the community is deeply divided.

While Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson enthusiastically celebrated the expected inclusion of Solana, XRP and ADA in the strategic reserve, many Bitcoin supporters reacted with disappointment. In an interview with Fox Business, Strategy founder and Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor expressed himself diplomatically, but still made a sharp distinction between Bitcoin on the one hand and crypto tokens such as XRP on the other.

“Bitcoin is the only widely recognized asset in the entire crypto economy because it is an asset without an issuer, it is neutral and 99 percent of the energy and capital has gone into Bitcoin,”

When asked about the inclusion of altcoins like XRP in the crypto reserve, Saylor initially tried to avoid a directly negative stance. But when the interviewer probed and pointed out that XRP is dependent on the company Ripple Labs, the Strategy founder responded: “I think these are digital tokens.” In doing so, he categorically separated them from Bitcoin, which he considers a digital commodity. According to Saylor, there is a broad consensus in the crypto industry that Bitcoin should be the most important part of a long-term strategic reserve strategy. According to him, XRP and other altcoins could possibly be included in a sovereign wealth fund, if the US government so chooses.

Ripple under fire: The accusations against Ripple Labs

Some XRP critics, such as Pierre Rochard of Riot Platforms, accuse Ripple Labs leadership of political influence. Indeed, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has attended important political meetings on crypto regulation in recent weeks. Moreover, during the election campaign, Ripple donated tens of millions of dollars – not only to Republicans, but to pro-crypto representatives of both parties.Even before the recent bull run, several crypto experts accused Ripple Labs of controlling a large portion of XRP coins, artificially inflating the price and misleading investors about the true degree of centralization of XRP. The allegation: the company would have complete control over the network, because the trust within the XRP Ledger is based on so-called Unique Node Lists (UNLs). According to critics, this system would resemble Proof of Authority (PoA) rather than a decentralized consensus mechanism such as Proof of Work (PoW).

Despite the serious accusations, the XRP price remains stable for the time being. Currently, the Ripple coin is trading at $2.58, marking a 17% increase from last week. After the announcement that XRP may be included in the crypto reserve, the price even temporarily rose to $2.96.

If this plan actually goes through, a new all-time high for XRP seems possible in the near future. At the crypto summit in Washington D.C., which takes place tomorrow, David Sacks could provide more clarity on this. In any case, two prominent names are at the top of the guest list:

🔹 Michael Saylor, the eternal Bitcoin bull 🔹 Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple

The meeting between these two heavyweights promises to produce fireworks.