According to Finance Feeds, Chris Larsen, co-founder of Ripple, clarified that the "Change Bitcoin Code" campaign initiated by the environmental organization Greenpeace in 2023 (aimed at promoting Bitcoin's transition to PoS mechanism) was solely funded by him personally and has nothing to do with the company. Larsen stated that its original intention was to explore the possibility of Bitcoin promoting carbon capture technology, but acknowledged that the movement did not meet expectations.
Despite Ripple's recent gift of the "Satoshi Nakamoto Skull" sculpture (originally a symbol of environmental criticism) to the Bitcoin community as a gesture of reconciliation, CEO Brad Garlinghouse referred to it as an "olive branch," but the community's response has been divided. VanEck's head of digital assets, Matthew Sigel, has demanded a formal apology from Ripple for funding the inverse Bitcoin movement, while Ripple CTO David Schwartz has refuted doubts about XRP centralization.
