Mark Twain’s Take on Ripple’s CTO Spilling the Beans 🌰

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Now, here’s a tidbit that’ll tickle your fancy: David Schwartz, the chief technology officer over at Ripple, a firm that’s been making waves in the blockchain biz, has gone and declared that there ain’t no such critter as “supported by XRP.” 🤔

This little nugget of wisdom was tossed into the fray during a heated squabble about Bitcoin, aiming to put some distance between Ripple’s brass and the XRP community, a bunch of folks as passionate as a pack of prairie dogs in a stampede.

There is no such thing as “supported by XRP”. And I don’t support either side. I point out terrible arguments from both sides.

– David ‘JoelKatz’ Schwartz (@JoelKatz) September 1, 2025

A Bitcoin Debate Older Than the Hills

The Bitcoin crowd has been locked in a debate as old as the hills, arguing about whether to remove the default limit on OP_RETURN data in the upcoming Bitcoin Core update. When the Core 30 release hits the shelves in October, the limit will balloon up to nearly 4 megabytes (4 MB). 🚀

Those backing the update reckon the current limits are as useful as a screen door on a submarine. They claim increasing them would grease the wheels of network efficiency and spruce up the UTXO set, all while throwing in some extra financial incentives for good measure. 💸

But, of course, there’s always a but. Critics warn that this grand update could open the floodgates to more spam and congestion, with spammers embedding large files like they’re going out of style. Not to mention, the change might make running Bitcoin nodes as appealing as a root canal, potentially chipping away at the very fabric of decentralization. 😬

Schwartz’s Sage Advice

Mr. Schwartz, in his latest social media musings, suggests that fee-paying data is a bonafide form of economic activity. So, calling it spam is a bit like deciding who gets to sit at the cool kids’ table based on how many cookies they bring. 🍪

“If someone is paying the same transaction fee as everyone else, who decides their use is “spam”?” he pondered on X.

But Schwartz, ever the diplomat, has steered clear of picking a side in this tempest in a teacup, making it crystal clear that his personal views are as separate from the XRP community as a fish is from a bicycle. 🐟🚲

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2025-09-02 11:19