Ripple Labs has secured money transmitter licenses in New York and Texas as CEO Brad Garlinghouse argues against a strategic Bitcoin reserve.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has come out against Bitcoin maximalism, which advocates BTC as the sole candidate for a potential national digital asset reserve.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of crypto company Ripple Labs, supports the idea of a U.S. digital asset reserve encompassing multiple tokens and not just bitcoin (BTC) or XRP. "I own XRP, BTC, and ETH, among a handful of others – we live in a multichain world,

Ripple obtains Money Transmitter Licenses in New York and Texas, expanding US presence to 33 states amid growing institutional demand for crypto payments.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse advocates for a diverse U.S. digital asset reserve including multiple cryptocurrencies

The Bitcoin community is voicing strong criticism against Ripple after it advocated for a diversified crypto reserve, which includes assets beyond Bitcoin.

Brad Garlinghouse has seemingly called for a truce between Bitcoiners and the $XRP Army as the word war between the two prominent crypto communities ensues, but he also took the opportunity to criticize "maximalists" in the space.