Ripple isn't really a crytocurrency, it's certainly not a decentralized cryptocurrency.
I don't think this is likely to send a signal that the US is "anti-crypto", though I'll have to see the litigation to know for sure.
When ripple was created many people in the cryptocurrency space had or were considering doing something similar and many reached the conclusion that what ripple went on to do would be unambiguously unlawful.
More enforcement can actually send a very positive signal: Lack of enforcement goes on to create a lemon market where bad conduct flourishes. It's extremely difficult to be in business against someone that can bring in billions in funding with almost no real obligations by deceiving unsophisticated members of the public. The lack of enforcement also sends an ambiguous signal that maybe more legitimate efforts will be prosecuted but just haven't yet because they haven't gotten around to it as evidenced by the lack of prosecution of many of the more obviously sketchy efforts.
I don't think this is likely to send a signal that the US is "anti-crypto", though I'll have to see the litigation to know for sure.
When ripple was created many people in the cryptocurrency space had or were considering doing something similar and many reached the conclusion that what ripple went on to do would be unambiguously unlawful.
More enforcement can actually send a very positive signal: Lack of enforcement goes on to create a lemon market where bad conduct flourishes. It's extremely difficult to be in business against someone that can bring in billions in funding with almost no real obligations by deceiving unsophisticated members of the public. The lack of enforcement also sends an ambiguous signal that maybe more legitimate efforts will be prosecuted but just haven't yet because they haven't gotten around to it as evidenced by the lack of prosecution of many of the more obviously sketchy efforts.