Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Denies Pivot to RLUSD, Affirms Commitment to XRP

At the Swell 2026 conference in New York, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse publicly rejected speculation that the company is abandoning XRP in favor of its RLUSD stablecoin. He stated, “We will never give up on XRP,” and described RLUSD as a complementary component of the broader XRP ecosystem. Garlinghouse highlighted that RLUSD’s market cap has risen 88% this year to $2.6 billion and that the stablecoin has contributed to the momentum surrounding XRP. Ripple also reported that it is on track to achieve $900 million in annualized product revenue by the end of 2026, its best‑ever year. The CEO’s remarks came as Ripple secured final OCC approval for Ripple National Trust Bank and continued to promote XRP at other events, such as Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas.