According to CoinMeta, during the period of Ripple Swell, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to criticisms regarding Ripple and reiterated that "we will never give up on XRP." He stated that Ripple will not do anything that is harmful to the XRP ecosystem and emphasized that XRP and its US dollar-stabilized coin RLUUSD are complementary rather than competitive. Garlinghouse also mentioned that Ripple's business is thriving, with revenues expected to approach $900 million this year.