Shocking XRP Revelation: Is Satoshi Playing Both Sides? 🤔💰

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So, gather ’round, folks! Our favorite Canadian Bitcoin wizard, Peter Todd, who HBO crowned as the top Satoshi Nakamoto candidate (because who doesn’t love a good mystery?), just dropped a bombshell on social media by mentioning the infamous XRP token! 🎤💥

Now, you’d think he’d just announced he was running for Prime Minister of Canada! Some folks half-jokingly suggested that maybe, just maybe, our Bitcoin buddy got hacked! I mean, who wouldn’t be suspicious? 🤷‍♂️

One clever commentator quipped, “Satoshi has moved on to other things, I guess,” like knitting or competitive eating! 🍔🧶

But wait! Before the Bitcoin community could grab their pitchforks, Todd clarified that he was just dared to mention XRP at a Bitcoin mining conference. I mean, who knew conferences could be so wild? It’s like a frat party but with more spreadsheets! 📊🎉

Now, let’s talk about the long-standing feud between Bitcoin supporters and the XRP Army. It’s like watching two rival high schools battle it out in a bake sale! 🍰💥 But things got spicy when Ripple decided to lobby against a Bitcoin reserve. CEO Garlinghouse is out there advocating for a multi-token alternative that might just include XRP. Talk about a plot twist! 🎭

The Bitcoin community? Oh boy, they were up in arms! They argue that XRP is just a centralized corporate token. And let’s not forget, Ripple is sitting on a whopping $100 billion worth of XRP tokens! That’s a lot of dough! 💵💰

Now, Todd has been playing the sidelines in this epic showdown. But let’s not forget, he’s had some choice words for XRP in the past. Back in 2019, he boldly claimed that XRP didn’t even need to “exist.” Ouch! That’s like saying your cousin’s band should just stick to karaoke! 🎤😬

And in 2020, when data scientist Geoff Golberg uncovered a horde of bots promoting XRP, Todd chimed in, saying it would be “an interesting legal case.” I mean, who doesn’t love a good courtroom drama? 🎬⚖️

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2025-02-23 15:45