Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has clarified that the Change Bitcoin Code campaign, initiated by Greenpeace in 2023 to advocate for Bitcoin's transition to a Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism, was funded solely by him and not by Ripple. Larsen stated that his aim was to explore Bitcoin's potential in promoting carbon capture technology, though he acknowledged the campaign did not achieve its goals. Despite Ripple's recent gesture of presenting the Satoshi Skull sculpture to the Bitcoin community as a sign of reconciliation, reactions remain mixed. VanEck's Matthew Sigel has called for a formal apology from Ripple for supporting the campaign, while Ripple CTO David Schwartz has defended against claims of XRP's centralization.