Crypto’s Funniest OG Bows Out 🎩✨

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Ah, the inexorable march of time! David Schwartz, that wily architect of the XRP Ledger and a figure as prominent as a peacock in a pigeon coop, has decided to abdicate his throne as Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer. After a staggering 13 years of toiling in the cryptographic vineyards, he now seeks the shade of a less demanding role. 🍷

The CTO’s Grand Exit, or: How to Leave Without Really Leaving

In a missive dispatched via the enigmatic platform X, Schwartz revealed his plan to retire from the daily grind of CTO-dom, though he insists on lingering like a delightful ghost in Ripple’s halls. A new role, he says, awaits-one that presumably involves fewer meetings and more musing. 🧐

“The hour has struck,” Schwartz proclaimed with a flourish, “for me to retreat from the daily fray as Ripple’s CTO by year’s end. I yearn to reacquaint myself with the offspring and their offspring, and to resurrect hobbies long sacrificed to the altar of blockchain.” 🧸🎨

From Cryptographer to Boardroom Maestro

Schwartz, who joined Ripple in 2011 as a cryptographer (a title as mysterious as it is impressive) and ascended to CTO in 2018, now takes his seat at the boardroom table. He vows to remain a stalwart champion of Ripple’s mission and the XRP community, though one suspects he’ll do so with a glass of fine wine in hand. 🍷

“I shall flit in and out of the Ripple office as CTO Emeritus,” he wrote with a wink, “and as my final act, I’ve been invited to join Ripple’s Board of Directors. A proposal I accept with the gravitas of a man who knows where the best snacks are kept.” 🧑‍💼✨

The Ripple CEO Crowns Schwartz the Crypto Jester

In his farewell, Schwartz tipped his hat to the RippleX team, the ledger developers, the community, and Dennis Jarosch, the Senior Vice President of Engineering. Meanwhile, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and President Monica Long showered him with accolades, their words dripping with the honey of gratitude. 🍯

“The smartest-and perhaps the wittiest-soul I’ve encountered,” Garlinghouse declared, “a true OG of crypto, whose vision pierced the fog of the mundane. You, sir, are a legend, though I suspect you’ll trade your crown for a comfy armchair.” 😂👑

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2025-10-01 08:33