In his recent tweet, Brad Garlinghouse, the chief executive officer at the Ripple blockchain heavyweight, has invited the XRP community to join him at the approaching event – XRPL Apex 2025 that is scheduled to take place in Singapore in two months and one week from now – on June 10-12.
Garlinghouse on the keynote speakers’ list
According to the website of the blockchain conference that annually attracts a large number of XRP enthusiasts and speakers, Brad Garlinghouse will be one of the keynote speakers at this conference. Along with him, this short list includes Ripple chief technology officer (CTO) and co-creator of the XRP ledger, David Schwartz, Ripple president Monica Long, and president of XRPL Commons David Bchiri.
Addressing, the XRP community, the Ripple CEO tweeted: “Looking forward to seeing many of you at @xrplapex in Singapore this June 10-12!”
Looking forward to seeing many of you at @xrplapex in Singapore this June 10-12! https://t.co/5QAxezqxU3
— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) April 3, 2025
Ripple CEO highlights surprising US crypto data
Earlier this week, as U.Today reported, Brad Barlinghouse revealed a surprising statistic about cryptocurrency ownership related to the US. A report spotlighted by Garlinghouse had been published by the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA).
According to the data revealed in it, a staggering 21% of American citizens hold cryptocurrencies. What is more, 75% of those US holders admitted to seeing a positive impact on crypto on their lives. Garlinghouse then stressed the importance of the existence of such organizations as NCA, saying that they are “spotlighting the practical, everyday use cases possible through crypto.”
According to the aforesaid report, 70% of the above-mentioned US holders are men. They are professionally engaged in areas such as construction, technology, and finance. More than half of the holders are millennials, while only about 15% are over 55.
Surprisingly, roughly 39% of the total number of holders have used crypto for paying for their purchases. The majority (52%), however, does not go beyond investing in crypto and just sitting on it, while about 15% have used crypto assets for purchasing real estate and other property. The survey also revealed that approximately 73% of the respondents are eager for the US to become a global leader in the crypto space. They likely support the steps of the US president Trump taken in this direction – the creation of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with nearly 100,000 BTC in it already.
