Ripple's Reece Merrick Says Crypto's "Pain" Is Over as RLUSD Marks One Year

On December 18, 2025, Ripple's Middle East and Africa managing director Reece Merrick said the difficult phase for crypto is now in the past, reacting to a regulatory shift at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Ripple is also highlighting new XRP Ledger collaborations, an expanded XRP-linked equity strategy by VivoPower, and the first anniversary of its RLUSD stablecoin, which has climbed into the top five USD stablecoins within about a year.