This what we have called that as shilling. The big-name will always try to do that. Even ripple executives are always shilling its garbage coin.
They believe that XRP team can get out of this situation. Actually, XRP is really good for payment purposes because of its low fee as compared to bitcoin. However, the XRP team should resolve their issues first with SEC.
because their money is in XRP. Since no big investor wants to lose, that's why the article in the opening post doesn't change my view of XRP. I still
consider XRP as a risky asset to buy, because negative news related to XRP has also spread in many articles. So there's no way I would dare to take
the risk of investing in XRP.
With many investors waiting for this XRP saga, I believe the team is doing their best to rectify this problem.