A Coldcard firmware flaw tied to weak seed generation has been linked to more than $100 million in Bitcoin thefts, and David Schwartz says it’s a blunt reminder that self-custody removes middlemen, not risk. Bitcoin wasn’t hacked — bad wallet security was.
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz has taken a hammer to one of XRP’s oldest fairy tales: the idea that Ripple is secretly sitting on a government deal or hidden master plan that will send XRP soaring. His message was simple — Ripple’s nondisclosure agreements are normal business practice, not a coded prophecy. 1,700 NDAs do not […]
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Does Burning XRP Really Spike Its Price? Ex-Ripple CTO David Schwartz Says Don’t Bet on It Think torching a bunch of XRP tokens will send its price rocketing to the moon? Ripple’s former Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, is here to burst that bubble. In a fiery exchange on X, fueled by backlash over Ripple’s […]
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Ripple’s David Schwartz Debunks XRP Transaction Control Myths: Centralized or Not? Former Ripple Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz has thrown down the gauntlet, tackling head-on the persistent accusations that Ripple can block transactions on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). With centralization debates raging in the crypto community, Schwartz’s sharp rebuttal aims to set the record straight—but […]
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz Defends XRP Ledger Against Centralization Claims Ripple CTO Emeritus David “JoelKatz” Schwartz has stepped into the ring to counter accusations that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is a centralized system under Ripple’s thumb. The critique, lobbed by Justin Bons, founder of Cyber Capital, targets XRPL’s Unique Node List (UNL) structure as a […]
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Ripple, Stellar, and Epstein Files: David Schwartz Debunks Rumors on X A wave of speculation has crashed over the crypto community on platforms like X, pulling Ripple and Stellar into a bizarre narrative tied to newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents. These 2014 emails, part of a broader dump related to the late financier and convicted […]
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz Joins Evernorth: XRP Treasury Push to Nasdaq Brace yourselves, XRP enthusiasts—Ripple’s technical mastermind, David Schwartz, better known as “JoelKatz” in crypto circles, is embarking on a game-changing career shift. After over a decade as Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, Schwartz is stepping down from his executive role by the end of the […]
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Ripple CTO David Schwartz Addresses XRP Ledger Manipulation Rumors Over Unique Node Lists (UNLs) Ripple pulling the strings of the XRP Ledger? That’s the fear gripping parts of the crypto community, with concerns flaring over the company’s influence on Unique Node Lists (UNLs)—the backbone of XRPL’s consensus system. Ripple CTO David Schwartz has fired back, […]
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XRP Price Prediction 2025: CTO Exit, ETF Hopes, and $4.70 Target Clash XRP just rocketed 31% to $2.92 in Q3 2025—could this be the spark of a historic breakout, or is trouble brewing with Ripple’s CTO bailing at the peak? As technical charts flash bullish signals and ETF approval odds skyrocket, internal drama and investor […]
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Ripple CTO Declares XRP Ledger Battle-Ready to Revolutionize Global Finance Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David “JoelKatz” Schwartz, has made a bold assertion: the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is not just prepared but battle-hardened to serve as the backbone of the world’s financial system. Through a recent post on X, Schwartz outlined why this blockchain, shaped by […]
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