XRP Gains 3% as Garlinghouse Schools TradFi: Your Clients Are Asking About Crypto Now

XRP surged over 3% on Monday, clawing its way back toward the $1.33-$1.35 zone after the broader crypto market took a nosedive. The rally came hot on the heels of bullish remarks from Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who pointed out that traditional finance types are suddenly very interested in crypto—like, suspiciously interested.

In an X post on March 30, Garlinghouse highlighted the hilarious narrative flip happening in how TradFi perceives cryptocurrencies. He memed on the old "rat poison" and "pet rock" energy that once dominated boardroom discussions. For the uninitiated, Warren Buffett infamously called Bitcoin "rat poison" back in 2018, while JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon kept insisting it was a "pet rock." Both took Ls publicly, but we don't talk about that.

But here's the plot twist nobody saw coming—times have actually changed. The very institutions that once shuddered at the mention of Bitcoin are now quietly DMing Ripple asking about stablecoins and digital assets. Meanwhile, Ripple's very own RLUSD stablecoin just casually strolled past the $1.5 billion mark like it's no big deal.

Ripple has been playing the long game, strategically partnering with financial institutions worldwide while the crypto Twitter crowd screamed "cc:ed." The company maintains that XRP and RLUSD are doing the heavy lifting of bridging the gap between TradFi's stuffy boardrooms and the wild west of crypto. Slow and steady wins the race, apparently.

At press time, XRP was chilling at $1.35, with a 24-hour low of $1.30 and a high of $1.36. Trading volume jumped 44% in the last 24 hours—someone's definitely moving some serious size out there.

Analysts are watching XRP like hawks, insisting it needs to reclaim the 50