Arthur Hayes called XRP “nothing” last week. Charles Hoskinson took a look at Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s approach to management. Edo Farina, analyst and supporter of XRP, talked about everything in an exclusive interview with Coinpedia.
Hayes: Price Loyalty, Not Material
Hayes framed his argument in terms of first rate gains rather than technical gains. “You can be like Cardano or Ripple without doing anything,” he said. “You lied to your people that you would do something.” However, people really found this thing, really cheap. The idea is that the communities built on the original wealth creation remain intact regardless of what the project is doing.
Farina agreed with Hayes’ actions but questioned the content. “Arthur Hayes is one of the smartest traders in crypto, but trading and financial engineering are two different things,” he said. “His decisions are based on market size and liquidity, not on which technology will support the next financial system.”
“If XRP had never existed, we would not have seen sustainable investments like RLUSD, initiatives, institutional oversight, and major financial players building around the XRPL ecosystem,” Farina said. “Dismissing the age of business age ignores a lot of evidence.”
Hoskinson vs Garlinghouse
Hoskinson criticized Garlinghouse for approving imperfect legislation in the name of progress, particularly around the CLARITY Act, clarifying his role as if he just wanted to do something. His concern is that XRP does not create the need to buy from its owners, which makes the token dependent on Ripple’s relationships instead of online services.
Farina said that the dispute started because of competition. “Cardano, Ripple, Ethereum, Solana, everyone is competing with institutionalization,” he said. “Brad has taken a very conservative approach, which is unknown to anyone in crypto. Some people believe that crypto should be outside the traditional financial system.”
“I don’t see control as an enemy,” Farina said. “Corporations don’t move billions of dollars through unknown processes without clarity.”
The Great Divide
Both men’s criticisms show a deep disagreement about what crypto is. Ripple’s strategy is to work within existing financial systems rather than change them, which appeals to banks and asset managers but frustrates those who have entered crypto for various reasons.
“This is not very interesting for crypto purists but very attractive for banks, governments and asset managers. Institutional capital often follows legal certainty,” Farina said.
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