Just came across a wild story: Ripple’s former CTO, David Schwartz, admitted himself that back in the day, they handled cross-border payments for bank clients using $XRP for settlement—but the clients had no idea the whole time. The banks would balk as soon as they heard “blockchain,” so they had to keep XRP behind the scenes: “You just pay. Don’t ask what happens in the background.”
The real twist? The coin they once wouldn’t even dare mention is now part of a blockchain strategy that banks are lining up to adopt.
Debate is open in the comments: A) That’s pragmatism—survive first, talk about beliefs later; B) If they wouldn’t even own up to their own technology, there’s a reason the coin has lacked conviction all these years.
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The real twist? The coin they once wouldn’t even dare mention is now part of a blockchain strategy that banks are lining up to adopt.
Debate is open in the comments: A) That’s pragmatism—survive first, talk about beliefs later; B) If they wouldn’t even own up to their own technology, there’s a reason the coin has lacked conviction all these years.
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