Michael Arrington 🏴‍☠️

@arrington343k followers

Founder of TechCrunch, CrunchBase and Arrington Capital. Be Excellent To Each Other. 🚀🌕

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1Feb 6, '23Just passed on a deal I was almost to yes on because the CEO was rude to our waiter.71.1×3.5M15k466189
2Sep 5, '23View post on X51.1×2.5M10k1k1.1k
3May 19, '25I am a long time investor in and champion of @coinbase. Something that has to be said though - this hack - which includes home addresses and account balances - will lead to people 17.9×891k5.1k564704
4Oct 1, '20A friend of a friend at Google interviewed at Facebook right as the virus hit. Accepted new job in March. Didn’t quit old job. Apparently does both jobs at home in 55 hours/week. N13.1×014k1k597
5Oct 20, '24This deal is done. $1.1b11×549k1.2k176161
6Jun 25, '25I finally admitted defeat yesterday and shaved my head for good. Showed @bgarlinghouse and he laughed and said I look like Marc Andreessen. So anyway, we're selling all of our XRP.9.5×473k1.5k4979
7Mar 31, '19When a large company calls for regulation, what they are really requesting are regulatory costs that serve as barriers to entry, protecting them from upstart competitors. It means 8.8×07.1k2.4k126
8Nov 25, '24Tomorrow (Monday) is the day.8.6×428k1.3k13580
9Oct 1, '20This is incitement of violence, glorifying violence and it’s the former CEO of Twitter. And, I thought, an old friend. I’m stunned.8.0×06.3k1.9k184
10Jan 30, '25Its so interesting that car dealerships don't really want to sell new cars for cash any more. They are laser focused on the financing option and get visibly frustrated when you say7.5×372k3.4k92181
11Jul 17, '25XRP is just showing off at this point7.3×364k1.4k11713
12Feb 8, '22Good friend in town for Seattle, having dinner with him tonight and he sends me this. God, people are sick. And I don’t mean covid6.7×08k53166
13Nov 5, '25I don’t think very many people understand how big of a deal Ripple Prime is. It’s not only going to be a huge business, it gives hedge funds like us unparalleled new tools to engag6.7×334k3.2k646160
14Feb 21, '25More good news is coming.6.6×329k1.9k21934
15Jan 4, '22You don't become a $3T company by only selling people stuff once.5.5×06.2k60837
16Jul 1, '23View post on X5.4×270k1.6k12911
17May 16, '25Met someone today from Philippines. Their job is to transcribe audio and video files from a major venture backed startup that claims to use AI to do it.4.9×246k4.4k170368
18Mar 19, '25XRP is the best performing major crypto asset over 90 days. XRP is the best performing major crypto asset over 180 days. XRP is the best performing major crypto asset over 1 year. 4.7×236k5.1k1.1k130
19Jun 28, '25Reconciled with @bgarlinghouse, broke bread and are moving on from his verbal attacks. We are keeping our XRP!4.6×227k2.2k21163
20Oct 17, '24Mission accomplished #XRP4.4×222k1.6k9721
21Jun 8, '23Gensler accused of being in 'complete contempt of Congress' with crackdown on Coinbase - ‘He’s portraying crypto as the villain in order to portray himself as a political hero,’ sa3.9×195k1.8k38611
22Feb 11, '21Just returned from a trip to Miami. The positivity and energy are off the charts. Feels like Silicon Valley in the mid 90s or 2005 when I started TechCrunch. The contrast to SF/Sea3.7×04.1k38683
23Nov 18, '24I vote Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse for SEC Chair.3.6×181k3.1k31421
24Jan 22, '25Any time I start feeling pretty smart I just pull this little guy out.3.5×175k2.9k82107
25Oct 6, '14buying bitcoin.3.4×03.3k37153
26Nov 6, '25These arguments that ripple is only worth their XRP holdings and therefore is worthless because xrp is worthless and all the people who own xrp have been duped and lack agency requ3.2×161k1.3k19555
27Nov 4, '19The smartest people I know ask a lot of dumb questions. “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.”3.2×03k642121
28Oct 24, '25We are finally onboarded with Hidden Road. It has a bunch of incredible tools for our business as a hedge fund. Ripple has made some incredible acquisitions, but Hidden Road may th3.2×158k2.3k35693
30Dec 4, '24"Ripple’s XRP saw trading volumes of $7.5 billion and $6.3 billion over the past two days, equating to 50% of the total daily trading volume of the Korean stock market, typically a2.8×142k1.4k21568
31Mar 25, '20Got the email today that a lot of Silicon Valley insiders received. That we can have access to private testing immediately. I HATE that certain people can get immediate testing bas2.8×02.3k50673
32Mar 22, '21There is zero risk for Coinbase and others to now relist XRP.2.8×02.4k6736
33Dec 10, '20I passed on the first round of Doordash. $50k into that round is apparently worth $80m now. That’ll keep me humble.2.7×03.2k115105
34Oct 23, '25Ok, I made mugs2.7×132k1.2k7524
35Nov 6, '24See ya later, Gensler2.6×128k2k30413
36Sep 4, '19I can no longer read TechCrunch, the company I founded, because I use an adblocker to stop malware. Sigh.2.5×02.6k41026
37Oct 1, '20Will the last taxpayer to leave California please turn the lights...oh wait, just leave the lights off.2.5×02.8k35725
38Oct 5, '21Remember, insider trading is wrong and illegal. Unless you work for the Fed or are in Congress.2.4×02.5k4007
39Jan 7, '21View post on X2.3×02.3k46328
40Jul 13, '23The SEC wanted regulation by litigation. Well, they are getting exactly that.2.3×114k2k3394
41Dec 12, '20Saying companies are leaving the Bay Area only because of taxes is to pretend that people really don’t mind stepping over needles and into human shit every time they go for a walk.2.2×02.5k19855
42Jan 22, '22Three years ago. Simpler times.2.2×02.7k11845
43Oct 21, '22Celebrating @Ripple 10 year birthday with @bgarlinghouse2.2×02.4k3268
44Mar 28, '19I've never been more bullish about crypto than I am right now.2.2×02.3k35510
45Nov 21, '20December 3. Crypto people, Mark your calendars.2.2×01.7k23870
46Dec 31, '21Happy New Year from Miami. Life is good here. Masks are optional and no one has to show a vaccine card.2.1×02.5k16123
47May 1, '22Presented without comment2.1×02k24123
48May 14, '21I paid my taxes today. That was some bullshit.2.0×02.5k859
49Oct 14, '20It was super interesting to watch our language evolve in real time today. For real, not being sarcastic. Politics aside, this is an awesome display of pure power.2.0×01.5k480102
50Aug 3, '19Seven things every kid needs to hear:1.9×01.8k39071
51Jun 5, '21Last night with @tiesto @bgarlinghouse @rabois and #PalmTreeCrew and a few hundred other people. So fun.1.9×02k16417
52Mar 13, '20I’m not going to sugar coat it. The last several hours in crypto were absolutely terrifying. And I’ve seen some shit.1.8×02k15322
53Sep 28, '18We received a second subpeona from the SEC, again collecting information from us as investors in a U.S. company. The legal costs of dealing with these are not insignificant. We wil1.8×01.4k38213
54Jun 17, '21"OMG IT’S FREE MONEY I AM SO SMART" to “FUCKING FUCK WE NEED DEFI REGULATION NOW!” in record time.1.8×02.2k13216
55Aug 8, '21I love how senators just have to say "let's fuck this random stuff up" and then all the people in that industry pour money into their coffers to convince them not to. It's a direct1.8×01.9k25318
56Feb 6, '22There is no set of circumstances under which I would ever give @gofundme another donation.1.8×02.1k1967
57Dec 22, '20One thing San Francisco has proven is that even with unlimited public funds, socialist authoritarian policies still result in utter failure and misery. It’s stunning, really. How d1.8×01.9k20245
58Jun 18, '22View post on X1.7×02k16215
59Jan 29, '25Blackrock-Backed Treasuries Arrive on XRP Ledger - nice @bgarlinghouse1.6×82k1.6k37475
60Aug 9, '21THEY FUCKED US AGAIN.1.6×01.7k14812
61Dec 22, '20I stand with XRP1.6×01.7k1893
62Dec 2, '24XRP is a beast.1.6×78k2.1k1819
63Jun 10, '21ALGO and XRP can live very happily together.1.5×01.5k2299
64Mar 19, '25Today is a very good day. We won. We all won.1.5×73k2.3k21518
65Aug 3, '21One thing Gensler made clear today: He thinks all of crypto is under his control, and he's eager to expand the power of the SEC. He said the law is clear based on 75 enforcement ac1.5×01.4k23817
66Aug 25, '21When will the triple vaccinated people start targeting the merely double vaccinated people for being problematic?1.4×01.5k1698
67Mar 4, '22Watches while drinking iced coffee in Miami:1.4×01.2k22836
68Sep 27, '18Right...Let's take @elonmusk, the most dynamic and interesting entrepreneur in America, and tell him he can't do that stuff any more. Because of one stupid tweet. Great job, SEC.1.4×01.3k27711
69Sep 21, '21I am 51 years old and I still don’t know if 12 noon is am or pm.1.4×01.5k522
70Jun 4, '21Interesting. @bgarlinghouse @stevekokinos @wsford all at the same place at the same time. 🤔1.4×01.5k18917
71May 22, '21Bitcoin Pizza achievement unlocked, @APompliano1.4×01.5k6110
72Dec 20, '19If you’re perplexed as to why investors would aggressively invest in Ripple at a $10b valuation, the problem may be you. Or you could just keep believing you’re so smart and they’r1.3×01.2k24410
73Dec 21, '20Jay Clayton is such a dick.1.3×01.4k1395
74Feb 18, '22Fantastic dinner with @bgarlinghouse, Trent Herren and Brad Garlinghouse’s credit card at @SeaspiceMIA.1.2×01.5k924
75Mar 16, '20Quite a few of my anti gun friends have asked me what types of guns they should buy just in case. Sort of like that saying about how there are no atheists in foxholes.1.2×01.3k14240
76Aug 22, '20My parents took me to the Soviet Union in 1980. I was very young, but if affected me greatly. I wish more Americans could visit the world, and see how great we have it.1.2×01.3k8511
77Apr 6, '20Never again. Stop listening to the politicians and journalists.1.2×01.1k22555
78Oct 23, '21I’m more proud of @stablekwon today than I’ve ever been of any founder I’ve ever known.1.2×01.3k16011
79Jan 14, '22I had a preliminary zoom call with a crypto startup. They took a picture of me in the zoom and posted it to their discord, suggesting that we will be investing or partnering with t1.2×01.4k4711
80Apr 27, '21What kind of a psychopath tries to schedule a meeting at 8:30 in the morning?1.1×01.2k615
81Sep 10, '19There are a LOT of very rich Silicon Valley people virtue signaling about climate change who also own their own planes and charter a super yacht every summer. What I’m saying is, m1.1×01.3k12513
82Jun 10, '21Coindesk with the scoop - Today we are launching our second fund - The $100 million Arrington Algo Growth Fund. I'll write a blog post later today as well. via @realDannyNelson1.1×01.1k18017
83May 15, '19This XRP move looks for real.1.1×01.1k1832
85Apr 20, '21🤡1.1×01.3k7512
86Apr 23, '22I just met @EnesFreedom. He’s a true American hero. Thank you @jacobhelberg and @rabois for inviting me to your home today.1.1×01k2316
87May 19, '21"XRP is no slouch, either. Despite an all-out attack by the SEC on Ripple, XRP has largely shrugged off the drama: It rose 160% in Q1, matching Ether’s spectacular rise."1.1×01.1k1802
88Nov 7, '19Bill Gates has done every single thing he could do to please the progressive left. There is no way to win, except leave the US. The lunatics are running the asylum.1.1×01.1k13319
89Nov 16, '21Old friend visiting Miami from California. Invited me to dinner and requested I bring my vaccination card. My friend, you are not in California any more.1.0×01.3k471
90Jan 2, '21Professors benefit from giving toxic and dangerous advice to students and society. That’s because they make money by impoverishing students in a lifetime of debt, and suffer no dow1.0×01.1k11535
91Oct 17, '24View post on X1.0×50k1.3k6716
92Jul 13, '23Today is the best day in crypto in a long, long time.1.0×50k1.2k1593
93May 15, '20This happened1.0×01.1k11235
94Jan 7, '20It’s going to be a very good year.1.0×01.1k1065
95Apr 29, '21I disagree. Age is irrelevant. Take risks.1.0×01.1k797
97Feb 7, '21Happy Birthday @bgarlinghouse! You were adorable then and you are adorable now.1.0×01.1k693
98Nov 7, '19Half way through #SwellByRipple and meeting twitter folks in real life. Selfie with @XrpMr @BakkupBradley @digitalassetbuy, Graham and @bgarlinghouse before everyone started the se1.0×01.1k933
99Nov 4, '25View post on X0.7×36k1.2k5124

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