According to Odaily Planet Daily, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed his concerns about the partisan divide in cryptocurrency in the United States at an event on Tuesday. Garlinghouse questioned why innovations aimed at reducing costs and improving efficiency would be politicized.

He decried the partisan divide in crypto innovation, specifically targeting Senator Elizabeth Warren’s characterization of cryptocurrencies as a tool for illicit activity. Garlinghouse called for bipartisan collaboration to fully realize the benefits of cryptocurrencies.