In an exchange on X, Ripple‘s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, also known as JoelKatz, responded to queries about the strikingly similar price movements of XRP and Stellar (XLM). This discussion has brought to light not just the intertwined market dynamics of these two major cryptocurrencies but also the complex factors influencing their valuation.…
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Over the weekend, the conversation about the ETH Gate theories started again after the news of the Consensys lawsuit against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The discussion intensified following the Ripple CTO David Schwartz and Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson’s debate on X. Is There A Double Standard For Ethereum? On Thursday, crypto firm…
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David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer has hit back at Charles Hoskinson over his defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) comments on Ethereum (ETH) over other projects. Popularly called ETHgate in digital asset circles, the issue sparked off following the SEC’s case against Ripple (XRP) and a renewed regulatory onslaught on altcoins suggesting…
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In an era where crypto analysis is ever-evolving, some sentiments retain their significance. This was underscored when XRP influencer Crypto Eri delved into a statement from Ripple’s CTO, David Schwartz, that, although over five years old, still echoes pertinently within today’s cryptocurrency discourse. When Crypto Eri shed light on this older response from Schwartz, she…
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While Ripple has its critics, there exists a passionate ‘army’ of XRP advocates who firmly believe it represents the future of decentralized finance and cross-border settlement. In this Learning and Insights guide, our objective is to walk you through a brief history of Ripple and its native cryptocurrency XRP, examining its roots, purpose, benefits, criticisms,…
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According to an announcement from Ripple’s core development team Ripplex, developers have introduced the first step toward Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility with the XRP-based sidechain XRPL. The XRPL is now live on Devnet and developers can “assess available technologies,” alongside deploying “existing Solidity apps on the EVM sidechain.” Ripple Core Developers and Peersyst Reveal…
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Ripple may be a bit late to the NFT party, but the XRP Ledger will attempt to become an industry game changer and challenge Ethereum’s hegemony. Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have been dominating the crypto market this year. With sales topping over $2.5 billion during the first half of 2021, it shouldn’t come as a…
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Ripple could be forced to burn its entire XRP holdings if the community votes for it, the company’s CTO David Schwartz has confirmed. Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz has admitted the company could be forced by validators to burn its 48 billion XRP tokens, regardless of if it agrees with the decision or not.…
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Ripple’s David Schwartz has revealed that he sold 40,000 Ether at $1 each as part of a risk management plan made with his spouse in 2012. Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has revealed that he and his wife decided to make a “derisking plan” for their crypto investments in 2012 — resulting in eight-figures…
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