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Ripple's CEO Questions XRP's Central Role: What Does This Mean for Demand?
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has publicly questioned XRP’s need to be central to Ripple’s payments strategy, saying he isn’t an “XRP maximalist” and that a stablecoin could sometimes solve payment needs better than XRP. Speaking in clips shared on X on September 24, 2026, he noted he also holds Solana and expressed optimism about multiple crypto assets. XRP was trading around $1.55 on September 25, up 4.5% on the day, but down 15.6% in 2026 and 43.4% over the past year. Ripple already issues Ripple USD (RLUSD) alongside USDC and USDT, designed to keep a $1 value. Ripple reported RLUSD at about $2.4 billion in circulation and around $750 million in daily transactions as of September 12.
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