Ripple CEO: Q1 May See Record Growth, Warns Regulatory "Weaponization" Hampering Crypto Innovation

MarsBitNews · 2026-03-28T03:20:46+00:00

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated that the company is accelerating business growth through acquisitions, expecting to set a record in Q1 2026. The company invested approximately $4 billion in 2025, acquiring multiple companies to strengthen its financial infrastructure. He remains optimistic about the prospects of U.S. digital asset policies but is concerned that policy delays and politicization could impact innovation.

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2026-03-28 03:20:46

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According to Mars Finance, on March 28, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse stated in an interview that the company’s business continues to accelerate driven by mergers and acquisitions, and it expects to achieve a “record” performance in the first quarter of 2026. Garlinghouse pointed out that Ripple invested about $4 billion into the crypto ecosystem in 2025 through investments and acquisitions, including the acquisition of Hidden Road ($1.25 billion) and GTreasury ($1 billion), significantly enhancing the company’s positioning in institutional services and financial infrastructure. On the regulatory front, he remains generally optimistic about the prospects for U.S. digital asset policy, but expects the timing for the CLARITY Act to be later than previously anticipated, delayed from the end of April to the end of May. He also warned that if policies are “weaponized” for political games rather than promoting industry development, it could have a negative impact on innovation. “The market is highly concerned about whether the U.S. regulatory framework can be implemented; we need to avoid a repeat of the policy uncertainty seen during Gary Gensler’s time,” Garlinghouse stated. Currently, the crypto industry and traditional financial institutions are still negotiating legislative details, including key issues like stablecoin yields, facing certain resistance in the regulatory process.

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