I see Ripple has a strong development team, and is also supported by a fairly solid community. So until now Ripple still survives, despite being
in pretty serious trouble with the SEC. So I thought Ripple wouldn't die, even though Ripple had to struggle quite hard this year to face
the various problems that came its way. Especially if Ripple is able to prove in court that it's innocent, then Ripple's price will go up.
I believe, that is their strength here. There are so many players relying on XRP, the reason why this coin is still surviving despite the existing trouble with SEC. If this coin is just small, it has long been abandoned by its supporters. But still they are fighting in the market. It seems the XRP team can win the battle with SEC but more than likely, there will be settlement that may happen here. I don't think ripple will die this easy.