- “Cult of bagholders”
- XRP’s underwhelming yr
On Sunday, Fox Enterprise Community Senior Correspondent Charles Gasparino began feuding with the “XRP Military”as soon as once more.
In a collection of blistering posts on X (previously Twitter), Gasparino took purpose on the intelligence of retail traders holding the token. The controversial host has questioned whether or not they notice they’re ostensibly serving as exit liquidity for Ripple executives.
The newest flare-up started when Gasparino responded to a consumer concerning the monetary logic of holding the asset. “Setting apart the idiocy of you holding XRP pondering you’re getting wealthy,” Gasparino wrote, “how a lot did Brad Garlinghouse and the gang revenue off of your idiocy? Unhappy Ha!”
The Fox Information host has doubled down on the narrative in one other tweet. “Do not you want [SEC Chair] Jay [Clayton] made Ripple folks disclose how a lot cash they made on XRP when you misplaced all that cash?” he taunted. “You actually make this simple.”
“Cult of bagholders”
Gasparino, who has beforehand claimed credit score for placing the XRP group “on the map in a mainstream approach,” has spent the higher a part of late 2025 and early 2026 sparring with group stalwarts.
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The tv character has incessantly characterised the group as a “cult of bagholders,” partaking in weird, particular spats with outstanding accounts. In interactions with XRP influencer Mr. Huber (@Leerzeit), whom Gasparino refers to as “Mr. Germany,” the host mocked the consumer’s buying energy relative to the token’s efficiency.
“Every time Mr. Germany doesn’t have cash for a bratwurst or a bit of schnitzel as a result of he misplaced all of it on $XRP this clown exhibits up on my timeline,” Gasparino tweeted in late November. “Sorry this isn’t serving to XRP cult of bagholders wealthy; so far as administration’s involved, they’ve already cashed out.”
The vitriol comes amidst a interval of worth volatility for the asset, which Gasparino described just lately as “flailing” and “getting completely crushed.”
The XRP Military incessantly accuses the journalist of bias or carrying water for SEC pursuits. Gasparino maintains his function is that of a actuality checker.
XRP’s underwhelming yr
2025 was purported to be the “golden yr” for XRP. Following the SEC settlement in Might, the token staged an enormous rally, hitting an all-time excessive of roughly $3.65 in July. The euphoria was deafening, with predictions of double-digit costs flooding the timeline.
Nevertheless, since that July peak, XRP has bled out almost 45% of its worth, languishing across the $2.00 vary by means of late 2025 and into early 2026.
Gasparino has seized on this “round-trip” worth motion to characterize the group as “bagholders.” Again in November, Gasparino tweeted that XRP was |getting completely crushed.”