Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the XRP ETF was inevitable. Brad Garlinghouse and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen made a keynote speech at the 8th Annual Fintech Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. On October 22, Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen said Monday that he has donated another $10 million in XRP to support Vice President Harris' bid for President of the United States.