Initial reports on July 24, 2025, indicated that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced RLUSD as Bluechip's #1 most trusted stablecoin, emphasizing its enterprise focus and regulatory compliance. The ranking was positioned to strengthen RLUSD against competitors like USDT and USDC, with Garlinghouse projecting it could become a top-5 stablecoin by year-end amid a sector poised to grow from $250 billion to $2 trillion.
However, Ripple later denied the claims, clarifying that no official endorsement of such a ranking existed. The company redirected attention to RLUSD's regulatory milestones and institutional adoption strategy. Garlinghouse emphasized that Ripple's core priorities are compliance and ecosystem expansion, not third-party rankings, noting regulatory clarity is now "falling into place" to drive a tenfold market surge.
Ripple SVP Jack McDonald highlighted RLUSD's potential to set a "new bar for transparency" through national charter standards, drawing parallels to USDC's historical growth. While experts acknowledge RLUSD's trajectory, they caution that trust metrics require long-term verification against incumbents USDT and USDC.