I am not surprised to see this news about RIPple. Xrp is coin created by greedy bankers and they are ready to boost its promotions with their network. Hope they will never reach their goal and the true meaning of crypto will live forever.
I agree with you, Ripple has been repeatedly accused of speculation. The SEC even took up the question. And I generally heard that a lot of exchanges are against Coinbase. On all social networks a lot of hashtags that call to abandon the exchange.