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XRP origin dispute: Ripple former CTO says real start was 2012
David Schwartz, former chief technology officer of Ripple, drew a line under a long-running dispute over XRP’s origins, rejecting claims that XRP was created before bitcoin or that Canadian programmer Ryan Fugger was its founder. Schwartz said XRP’s history began in 2012, after Chris Larsen and Jed McCaleb acquired RipplePay and the OpenCoin team rebuilt the technology. Others also dismissed attempts to link a 1988 U.S. patent filed by Schwartz to XRP.
Crypto
Evernode CEO recalls early days of XRP
Evernode CEO Ashish Birla (애시시 벌라) said XRP is returning to a foundation-layer role in the global financial system. In an interview with an XRPL Foundation official, he outlined XRP’s early development and Evernode’s business plans ahead of a Nasdaq listing under the ticker XRPN. Birla said Evernode plans to launch regulated DeFi products using the XRP Ledger and said it holds 473 million XRP on its balance sheet.
Crypto
Ripple\'s Schwartz hits back at \'honorary title\' mockery, says he built the XRP Ledger
David Schwartz, Ripple\'s CTO emeritus, responded in a poem-like post on X after a user mocked his title, laying out his work on the XRP Ledger and his expertise in cryptography, network design and crypto market structures. He wrote he can discuss decentralised exchanges and automated market makers at length and values real-world utility over technical fads. The article also recounts XRP Ledger\'s origins and Schwartz\'s roles at OpenCoin and Ripple.
