And they will continue to do so which is why I'm bearish on XRP. That and the fact that people keep falsely claiming banks are buying, holding and using large amounts of XRP.
This is really implausible. An increase in the price of XRP benefits Ripple more than anyone else. And you're suggesting that the price of XRP would go up but for Ripple's conduct. Essentially, you are saying that we will act in a way that harms us. We are most definitely playing the long game. We are primarily VC financed, and this allows us to use our stockpile of XRP as a strategic weapon rather than a bank account.