A satirical post from Litecoin's official account on Crypto X (formerly Twitter) ignited a fierce online feud with the XRP community over the last weekend of August. The roast, which compared XRP's value to the smell of comets and mocked Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, quickly went viral.
XRP holders were not amused and fired back. They resurfaced screenshots of Litecoin founder Charlie Lee's 2017 liquidation of his LTC holdings, questioned Litecoin's relevance, and accused its social media manager of desperation. Some users even claimed to be selling their LTC in protest.
Litecoin's account did not back down, noting that it had roasted other communities, including Solana and its own, without similar backlash. The account claimed that only XRP fans responded with "legal threats and market-cap rants" before eventually softening its tone slightly.
Beyond the online trash talk, the feud highlighted a key ideological divide between the two communities. XRP is focused on institutional adoption and partnerships with banks, while Litecoin has always promoted itself as decentralized, peer-to-peer digital cash. The back-and-forth also brought up old issues about founder credibility, with both Charlie Lee's sell-off and Ripple founders' token disposals being used as ammunition.
Ultimately, what started as a joke evolved into a public display of the different philosophies and strong community identities that exist within the crypto space.
September 2025, Cryptoniteuae