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Litecoin’s XRP Roast on X Fuels Cross-Community Culture Clash

The viral exchange exposed a rift between XRP’s institutional thesis versus Litecoin’s peer‑to‑peer cash stance.

Overview

  • Posted Aug. 29, the official Litecoin account published a caustic “fun fact” that likened XRP to rotten eggs and mocked Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse as “Brad Garlicmouse.”
  • XRP-aligned accounts hit back by resurfacing Charlie Lee’s 2017 sale of his LTC holdings, with some users saying they sold or would swap out of Litecoin in protest.
  • Litecoin framed the post as part of an ongoing roast persona, noting prior jabs at Solana and even itself, and described the XRP reaction as outsized compared with earlier roasts.
  • The feud reignited scrutiny of founder and team token sales, with on-chain references to recurring Ripple‑associated wallet disposals highlighted by analyst @zachxbt.
  • Commenters floated potential legal complaints and touted policy access for XRP, but no public legal action has followed as the social-media dispute continues.