Rippleās CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, along with the companyās Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Alderoty, recently met with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Garlinghouse shared a photo of the gathering on social media, describing the event as a promising ākickoff to 2025.ā
This meeting highlights Rippleās growing emphasis on its U.S. operations. Garlinghouse revealed that 75% of Rippleās current job openings are based in the United Statesāa notable shift from previous years, during which the majority of hiring took place internationally. Moreover, Ripple has closed more U.S.-focused deals in the six weeks following the 2024 election than in the preceding six months, signaling a strategic pivot toward the domestic market.
Garlinghouse expressed optimism about the potential for cryptocurrency growth under the Trump administration, referring to a āTrump bull marketā and pointing to the āTrump effectā as a positive catalyst for the crypto industry.
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