Ripple Co-founder Clarifies that the "Bitcoin Code Modification" Activity is Unrelated to the Company

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen clarified that the "Change Bitcoin Code" campaign initiated by the environmental organization Greenpeace in 2023 (aimed at pushing Bitcoin to switch to a PoS mechanism) was solely funded by him personally and had no connection to the company. Larsen stated that his original intention was to explore the potential for Bitcoin to promote carbon capture technologies but admitted that the campaign did not meet expectations. Although Ripple recently gifted the Bitcoin community a "Satoshi Skull" sculpture (originally a symbol of environmental criticism) as a gesture of reconciliation, CEO Brad Garlinghouse called it an "olive branch," the community's reactions were divided. VanEck's Head of Digital Assets, Matthew Sigel, demanded a formal apology from Ripple for funding an anti-Bitcoin campaign, while Ripple CTO David Schwartz refuted concerns regarding $XRP's centralization. (Finance Feeds)