#Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says $RLUSD Competes With Stablecoins, Not $XRP. Brad Garlinghouse has responded to concerns within the XRP community that the growing adoption of Ripple USD (RLUSD) could weaken XRP’s role. He argued that RLUSD is designed to compete with other stablecoins, not XRP, and said Ripple wants more stablecoin use cases to operate on the XRP Ledger. The debate comes as RLUSD adoption expands while XRP trades around $1.28. However, some community members question whether greater RLUSD use will directly benefit XRP, since certain payments can settle in the stablecoin without using XRP. Garlinghouse maintains that the two assets serve different purposes: RLUSD provides price stability, while XRP supports network fees and can act as a bridge between assets. Whether RLUSD growth creates greater direct demand for XRP will depend on how institutions use the network. https://t.co/gNCqrGUQJW