Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse in $20B Circle Buyout Bid? Let’s Unpack the Rumor Mill

Another day, another eye-popping crypto acquisition rumor—this time with Ripple’s CEO allegedly offering enough cash to buy a small country. But before you FOMO into XRP, let’s separate fact from speculative fiction.

Key questions: Why would Ripple—already sitting on a war chest of XRP—need Circle’s USDC dominance? And since when do blockchain firms throw around $20B like Monopoly money? (Answer: only during bull markets, naturally.)

Sources close to both companies remain suspiciously quiet. Meanwhile, stablecoin maximalists are already drafting merger fanfiction where Circle’s regulatory compliance somehow rubs off on Ripple’s SEC baggage. A modern fairytale.

Until verifiable proof emerges, treat this like any crypto Twitter hype: entertaining, possibly strategic, and 90% likely to age like milk left on a mining rig.