John Deaton, a prominent pro-Ripple lawyer, has stated that he personally owns a "substantial" amount of XRP.
The clarification came after he was confronted by a member of the XRP community over a pro-Bitcoin post.
Deaton, who also ran for election to the Senate to represent Massachusetts last year, opined that Bitcoin is a safer bet at $106,000 compared to $20,000.
According to the prominent influencer, "all roads" lead to the "printing of fiat money" as well as "skyrocketing debt."
Positive legislative and regulatory developments in the US, as well as accelerating institutional and state-level Bitcoin adoption, present a compelling bullish case for the leading cryptocurrency.
At the same time, Deaton does not rule out that he will eventually change his perspective in two or three years from now.
In his most recent social media post, the pro-Ripple lawyer has stressed that owning XRP and Bitcoin are actually not mutually exclusive. "We will operate in a world of more than one coin," he added.
As reported by U.Today, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse recentlystressed that XRP holders should not view the Bitcoin community as their enemy.
Meanwhile, former Ripple executive Greg Kidd iscreating his own Strategy copycat with a 1,000 BTC investment.
