Brad Garlinghouse, CEO von Ripple, has just received another great compliment from one of his volume allies. The crypto lawyer John Deaton, known for the support of XRP owners during Ripple’s legal dispute with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has described Garlinghouse a top candidate for the title “Cryptos Steve Jobs”.
The statement was answered on a social media question, in which placed and who could be compared in the crypto industry with the late Apple founder. Deaton appointed Brian Armstrong Brian Armstrong both Garlinghouse and Coinbase CEO as the leading figures that were worthy of this label.
He did not explain his criteria, but the implication is clear: Both men showed a strong leadership in difficult legal environments and pushed more clarity in crypto regulation.
Legal ties and political support run deep
Deaton’s support for Garringhouse goes back to the early days of the Ripple lawsuit. In 2021 he submitted an Amicus letter on behalf of XRP owners and defended the interests of the community in court.
This legal struggle has contributed to consolidating your alliance and has been continued since then. The Gralinghouse in turn publicly supported the Deaton Senate against Senator Elizabeth Warren.
I think it depends on both @brian_armstrong or @bgarlinghouse. https://t.co/j2xe37ar40
– John e Deaton (@Edeledaton1) July 12, 2025
Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, also threw his support behind Deaton’s political campaign. It is worth noting that both Garringhouse and Armstrong have ceded against the SEC in top -class cases and are now working to influence cryptopolitics both through business and political efforts.
Her companies also contributed to the latest campaign by US President Donald Trump, a sign of her growing engagement in Washington.
Robinhood CEO also mentioned in conversation
In a follow-up contribution, Deaton added a third name to his shortlist: Vlad Tenev, CEO from Robinhood. He admitted that Tenev should have been accepted from the start.
This addition came after a crypto user named Dave Deaton’s original selection. According to Dave, Ripple has not delivered a strong product market fit and the clear direction is missing to compete with top fintech players.
Dave claimed, although Ripple had promising pieces, it has not yet connected them. His comments repeated old doubts about Ripple’s business model, even if the company continues to advance its payment services.
Ripple progress with RLUSD and cross-border payments
However, Ripple is not stopped by the criticism. The company is busy expanding its services. The company has recently published plans for RLUSD, a stablecoin that is supposed to improve worldwide transfers.
The market size of this is about 685 billion US dollars, and Ripple believes that this is a great chance that it will continue to move into international payments.
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