The Polarizing Crypto Executive Who Wooed His Way Into Trump’s Orbit | World News
Many executives have made pilgrimages to Washington and Florida to woo President Trump. Few have been as successful as Brad Garlinghouse.
Just a few years ago, the chief executive of cryptocurrency firm Ripple was fighting a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission that threatened to crush its business. Now, as the White House prepares to host its first-ever crypto summit Friday, Garlinghouse is emerging as one of the biggest winners from Trump’s plan to consolidate the U.S. government’s crypto holdings. He has also become one of the most…