Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, recently made a major announcement in Sydney that is highly significant for the XRP community. He clarified that people are misunderstanding the entire “flip the switch” story. In reality, Ripple had never talked about a single large master switch—everything was built out of the community’s own imagination.

Garlinghouse explained that Ripple is actually flipping hundreds or thousands of small switches. Each step may be small, but together they create a huge impact. This isn’t one single spectacular moment—it’s the result of years of hard work.

Interestingly, in 2019, when Garlinghouse told Fortune that banks would be “switching on,” YouTube creators and social media users interpreted it their own way. They thought a big moment was coming when XRP’s price would suddenly soar. But the reality was something else.

At the Sydney conference, Garlinghouse emphasized that Ripple’s strategy had never depended on any single event. They are making steady progress across different areas—partnerships, acquisitions, and technology upgrades. Since 2023, the company has spent $3 billion on acquisitions. All of this is coming together to form a bigger picture.

Garlinghouse also said something else interesting—the community’s role is also extremely important. In Australia, he saw tremendous passion from supporters who were correcting misinformation and fighting FUD. All of this is also a kind of switch that is being flipped.

At present, XRP is trading at $1.38, and although it has fallen 39.73% over the past year, Garlinghouse is optimistic about 2026 and the years ahead. According to him, when everything eventually moves in a positive direction, people will understand that this wasn’t the result of a single moment, but the fruit of decades of steady effort.