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Former Ripple CTO says only this would make him consider unretiring
David Schwartz, a former Ripple chief technology officer and a core developer of the XRP Ledger, named Nick Bougalis as the only reason he would consider reversing his retirement. Schwartz said his condition for returning depends on a specific person, not money or the scale of work. He retired on Jan. 1, 2026 and now serves as Ripple’s honorary CTO, providing selective advice while remaining involved in releases such as the XRPL 3.2.0 update.