Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has called for Bitcoin (BTC), XRP, and other crypto communities to coexist peacefully to promote industry development. This call originated from Ripple's donation of the "Satoshi Skull" sculpture to the Bitcoin community, symbolizing the enduring vitality of blockchain technology. The sculpture is now permanently installed at the Nashville Bitcoin Museum. Garlinghouse hopes this gesture reminds crypto community members that despite holding different tokens, they share more common ground. Previously, Ripple CTO David Schwartz responded to Bitcoin maximalists' criticism of XRP's centralization by emphasizing the decentralization of the XRP ledger. Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen clarified that the company has not funded anti-Bitcoin activities and stated its support for using Bitcoin for environmental projects such as direct air capture.

HIGHLIGHTS Brad Garlinghouse called on the Bitcoin, XRP, and other crypto communities to work together to move the industry forward.  He made this statement following Ripple's donation of the 'Skull of Satoshi' to the Bitcoin community.  The Ripple CEO remarked that the gesture should serve as a reminder that all communities have more in common than they can imagine. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has called for peace between the XRP army, BTC maxis, and other crypto communities as crypto and blockchain technologies gain mass adoption. This came as Ripple donated the 'Skull of Satoshi' to the Bitcoin community, in what some crypto community members have described as a 'peace offering.'
Ripple CEO Calls For Peace In The Crypto Community
In an&nbsp;X post, Brad Garlinghouse stated that it is past time that the BTC, XRP, and other crypto communities set aside their differences and work together to move the industry forward as crypto and blockchain technologies become widely used.

Garlinghouse made this statement following his company's donation of the Skull of Satoshi to the BTC community. He noted that the designers built the Skull to draw attention to blockchain energy usage. However, it has now become a symbol and reminder of Bitcoin's "incredible staying power" to many worldwide, including him.

The official X platform acknowledged Ripple's donation of the Skull of Satoshi to the Bitcoin community. In the X post, they also revealed that the Skull will now have a permanent home at the Bitcoin Museum in Nashville.

Special guest at Bitcoin 2025 - the Skull of Satoshi, donated by @Ripple to the Bitcoin community. The Skull will now have a permanent home at the Bitcoin Museum in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/Eo3kNqRvGp
— The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) May 28, 2025


The Ripple CEO remarked that he hopes this gesture will continue to remind the entire crypto community that they have more in common, regardless of the coins they hold or the specific community to which they belong.

Interestingly, Garlinghouse's comments come just a week after he called out pro-Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis for canceling a meeting with him and failing to reschedule despite calls from him.
Between The Bitcoin And XRP Community
The discord between the Bitcoin and XRP communities has become very evident in recent times. Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton recently replied to a follower who called him out for attending the Bitcoin 2025 conference as an "XRP guy."

Meanwhile, Ripple Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Schwartz slammed Bitcoin maxis who criticized XRP and the Ledger for being centralized. He stated that the altcoin has no issuer and that Garlinghouse's role as CEO of the crypto firm doesn't impact the XRP Ledger's decentralization.

VanEck's Head of Digital Assets Research, Matthew Sigel, replied to Garlinghouse's post. He stated that he would prefer an apology to the "ugly sculpture" if the gesture were an apology for his firm's funding of Greenpeace's anti-Bitcoin efforts.

In an X post, Ripple's co-founder Chris Larsen addressed these claims of funding anti-Bitcoin efforts. He revealed that he funded the "Change the Code" campaign with the goal of turning BTC into an accelerator for direct air capture. Larsen added that his company didn't fund this campaign.

Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Calls for Peace in the Crypto Community to Jointly Promote Blockchain Development