Michael Arrington — the founder of TechCrunch and CrunchBase — put XRP front and center in a recent social post, naming it among his largest personal crypto holdings. In a Dec. 13, 2025 tweet asking followers to “Tell me your top five crypto holdings (by total dollar value),” Arrington wrote that his own positions included XRP along with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Immutable (IMX); some reports also cited Solana among his top five. The disclosure drew heavy online engagement and reignited debate about who’s buying what — and why. Community reaction was mixed and fast-moving. Replies ranged from staunch Bitcoin-only positions to diversified portfolios; industry figures such as Tony Edward echoed Arrington’s multi-asset approach by listing XRP alongside BTC and ETH as core holdings. Some observers framed the post as a high-profile vote of confidence for XRP. Others warned that one investor’s allocations don’t necessarily signal a market-wide shift. Arrington’s support isn’t only rhetorical. Reports say Arrington Capital joined Ripple and SBI Holdings in October to back an Evernorth-led initiative to build a large institutional XRP treasury. Described by some participants as one of the biggest projects of its kind, the effort aims to boost institutional use of XRP and support on-ledger activity such as decentralized finance and lending — positioning Arrington as both backer and participant in infrastructure that could expand institutional adoption. The market backdrop is mixed. As of Dec. 16, 2025, XRP was trading near $1.98 after holding roughly in a $2.00–$2.20 band in recent sessions. The token saw a modest daily lift of about 1.2% to roughly $2.08 on Monday, clawing back some ground after early-December weakness. Volatility has been larger earlier in the year: XRP peaked near $3.65 in July before giving back much of those gains. Institutional interest in regulated XRP exposure has climbed, too. Reports show XRP futures on the CME hit a record open interest of about $3 billion in late October 2025, a figure market watchers say reflects growing institutional appetite for regulated products tied to the token. Arrington has previously pointed to XRP’s strong returns — tweeting in March that it had been the best-performing major asset across multiple time frames (90 days, 180 days, one year and three years). Performance rankings have shifted since then, and later data no longer lines up with that specific claim. Bottom line: Arrington’s public endorsement and institutional ties keep XRP in the spotlight and underscore growing institutional activity around the token — but traders and analysts caution that a single investor’s allocations are only one piece of the broader market picture. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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