CTO

Captain_Planet

I work as a cleaner at Bitcoin so i overhear quite a lot of things, there has been a lot of arguments between the CEO, CTO and CFO on if the price should go up or down. They came to a shocking decision but I'm not going to tell anyone.

formerFAIhope

The stuff that you're holding and the way you're describing it, seems like you're more interested in memecoins and shitcoins, in the hopes of not being the last suckers who get rug-pulled in the ponzi scheme. Cautiously optimistic about Kaspa. Proper implementation of DAG in Blockchain. Unlike Hedera, which is a "blockchain adjacent" network with deep vulnerabilities even with (or perhaps because of) the Hasgraph consensus - the only reason it reached ATH early this year was because of Canary Capital ETF. Now, it's back to being the dead network it was before. GC has made a complete joke out of it, and rest of Hedera CEO/CTO/whatever chiefs, are clueless. Kaspa is still in its incipient stage, the goal is to bring SC-type functionality on L1 itself, with a L1 that is already superfast (10 BPS achieved with goals of 100 BPS; comfortably handles thousands of TPS, can easily handle millions of transactions per day as well). So it is a long-term hold, because there is still plenty of work to do, to build the ecosystem while also maintaining incentives for miners/validators. Thankfully, Kaspa core team is literal Harvard scholars, they have a clear vision on what and how they want to upgrade the blockchain, and it has decent funding while also being a fair-launched, fully decentralised, trilemma-resolved network.

OHHHHHHHHHH_HES_HURT

Time to CTO btc? 

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ripple CTO clarified a misconception about the XRP Ledger's unique node list (UNL). The UNL is a critical component of the XRP Ledger, ensuring its decentralized and secure operation. This clarification aims to address misunderstandings within the XRP community regarding Ripple's influence and the role of the UNL in the ecosystem. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

DeaderthanZed

I was talking about Roy Keene, CTO, but I’m sure people will recognize the brilliance of nano any day now. HODL!

RegardedQt314

you frame these statements like they are absolutes. there are more than 2 types of wallets purchasing Kendu and the way you describe the dca culture is not out of desperation, it's out of belief of success. and if you still only think Kendu is a dog meme than it's really hard to take you seriously, because it shows to me you don't know anything about the project. highly successful memes have gone through multiple 90%+ retracements in the past and they will continue to do so in the future, it is part of the game. you also seem to not understand a lot about the history of the project because you there was a pre CTO era and post CTO era. basically we had to "start over" because of poor leadership. Kendu is doing fine all things considered and there is no indication of being a dead or dying project. floors are held decently well, volume is still fine considering we don't artificially bring in liquidity like many other projects. CTO ath was like ~40m CTO atl was like ~6m. do some more research into this and you might actually surprise yourself with the potential that we still have even after having to deal with multiple project ending events.

Allwegotallweneed87

The kendu community doesn’t stop. With the CTO has come more expansion and growth

RegardedQt314

roughly 280M back in June 2024 pre CTO roughly 40M back in May 2025 post CTO i like to show both because it's two different eras of the project in my eyes and they show different stories.

GemHunterAce

#1: invest answers. Best fundamentals and overall analysis In no particular order: Kevin Svenson CTO Larsson Crypto Zombie Crypto currently

Radiant-King5524

XRP is a conundrum. I wanna believe the hype but I’m not sure it’s strong enough to deliver. There are other coins that compete in the same space and Swift said they are developing their own technology for blockchain payments. I think if the crypto market takes off, XRP could hit the $3.75-4 range but I’m skeptical of it doing much beyond that. Their CTO is also leaving - announced this week. I just don’t have a lot of faith in it long term. I own some and I’ll see what it does over the next 3-6 months. But if I could get out at around $4, I would.

ARoundForEveryone

I know what you mean, but note that XRP doesn't employ anyone. It's not a business. It's like saying "Bitcoin has a CTO." It doesn't, nor does XRP. Ripple does, but that's a company, which often have CTOs. Coins, software, and currencies don't have CTOs.

jawni

Articles always include the price that's pretty standard and I don't see why a post about the CTO leaving Ripple would be low effort, it's a newsworthy thing on its own.

jeremiahcp

He’s moving from CTO to CTO Emeritus while also joining Ripple’s Board of Directors. He’s already more than financially secure and simply wants to spend more time with his family. This is completely normal behavior and doesn’t signal the end of the company.

TheRicFlairDrip

he resigned as CTO and joined the board

JustStopppingBye

Lmao. Yeah you’d rather have bad news. Ripple: The CTO has quit XRP army: BULLISH!!! This means that XRPL is complete and ready for the moon!!

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tldr; Ripple CTO David Schwartz announced he will step down at the end of the year after 13 years with the company, transitioning to a board role while remaining active in the XRP community. His departure has sparked mixed reactions, with supporters praising his contributions and critics suggesting it signals challenges for Ripple amid growing competition in cross-border payments. XRP's price dipped 1.54% following the news, though broader market trends also played a role. Schwartz emphasized his ongoing commitment to Ripple and the XRP ecosystem. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

schnapps91038

Ripple’s CTO steps down the day after Chainlink announced a partnership with Swift, make of that what you will

anonkekkek

From my research, to summarize, they have the original 2015 domain, the original 2015 twitter account, and also the original 2015 dev working with the CTO team. The 2015 claim is provocative, but when research and it's true, that makes it powerful. Even just buying the domain would have created a narrative that sets this apart from most memecoins but this is much better. I think this is special. Almost every Solana meme out there is a one pump fad and not even a real meme. They have nothing to stand on, so they don't live long and rug. People are tired. Meanwhile this one has a real foundation to stand on and build a cult around. It even shows up in the chart. More and more people believe this is a billion mcap runner, so they're are not selling, which makes a very strong floor. The daily chart look really good. The performance of the CTO team looks good too. They don't talk much but they're delivering results. Better than being all talk. MEXC already listed PEP. The CTO said they have not paid for it but they're working with contacts in the background. Thumbs up overall. If this gets adopted by big names as the top runner this Q4, it could save the Solana meme space IMO. PEP has that authenticity edge that's sorely needed on Solana. There is also no proper Pepecoin in Solana. Flipping ETH Pepe as an end game objective has great potential too to keep this going. Hope it gets a god candle.

FarmNo8803

And then the CTO of Ripple steps down the same day. It’s over for them.

admin_default

The Swift news seems more like the last straw. Swift was known to be working with Chainlink for a while before yesterday. So I doubt Ripple was blind-sided. The CTO just finally decided to throw in the hat - not much point anymore pretending like Ripple is doing anything relevant.

scoobysi

Here’s what david actually said so you can judge for yourself what he actually thinks and not the op’s hate: “As happens in one’s life, I’ve been taking stock of my last 40 years. It’s been a wild ride. I’ve gone from consulting for the NSA to watching the early stages of Bitcoin. Then, I met Arthur, Jed, and Chris and worked on coding the XRP Ledger. Now, I’ve spent more than 13 years at Ripple. I can’t begin to explain the depth of my gratitude to this company, the people who work here, and the community that surrounds XRPL. It’s been one of the greatest honors and experiences of my life, second only to my amazing family. The time has come for me to step back from my day-to-day duties as Ripple CTO at the end of this year. I’m really looking forward to spending more time with the kids and grandkids and going back to the hobbies I set aside. But be warned, I’m not going away from the XRP community. You haven’t seen the last of me (now, or ever). The last few months I’ve been tinkering on the side – spinning up my own XRPL node and publishing its output data, researching other use cases for XRP (besides what Ripple is focused on), and more. I truly enjoy this part — getting my hands dirty, talking to builders, coding for the pure love of it — and I’m really excited to get back to that. More to come on this very soon, I’m sure. But back to gratitude — to Brad and Monica — leaders who have been here nearly as long as I have, and are the very soul of Ripple itself. To Chris, who took a huge leap of faith and never wavered. To Arthur, who had the big ideas every time we needed them. To the RippleX team, ledger developers, community members, builders, and everyone else — it’s been an honor being in the trenches with you all. Thank you for everything you have done for the XRPL. I have total confidence in the next generation of leaders and builders – including Dennis Jarosch (Ripple’s SVP of Engineering) – and far too many others to name in the XRP community who will carry the torch. I’ll still be in and out of the Ripple office as CTO Emeritus, and as my last task at Ripple, Chris asked me to join Ripple's Board of Directors to continue supporting the company’s mission and long-term vision...and I accept! I look forward to seeing the rest of you at XRP community events around the world. – JoelKatz” Nb joelkatz is his old internet nickname

tehjohn

This is all FUD man ... **TL;DR:** Schwartz departure = planned succession. SWIFT-Chainlink = complementary tech, not competitive replacement. XRP's value proposition (instant settlement + ODL) remains unchanged. Current FUD is retail panic, not fundamental breakdown. Schwartz Departure was planned - NON-HOSTILE. He remains as CTO Emeritus and joining the board of directors - standard practice for mature companies. SWIFT already uses Chainlink technology to connect 11,500+ banks to public and private blockchains This partnership has been building since 2016. XRP and SWIFT/Chainlink serve different strategic purposes - XRP focuses on settlement and liquidity, while SWIFT focuses on messaging and connectivity **SWIFT+Chainlink** = Upgrading the postal service with better tracking **XRP** = Building FedEx overnight delivery No other Blockchain has ODL ... On-Demand Liquidity ... and this is capturing 80% of the remittance market besides Tokenisation, which may see some competition but this is not a bad thing. Market is bearish, Yes. Retail is Overleveraged and afraid. Yes. May it dip - sure. Buy the dip ... *Not financial advice. Do your own research. But use logic, not emotion.*

Makina__Fi

Short: The strats really kick in during Season 1 but its up to the Operator on how they run them, expect cross-chain yielding and the list of chains growing. And yes, non EVM is on the table, exploring at the moment. Long: So let's break it down to **Season 0** and **Season 1**: **Season 0** is the bootstrapping phase. It lasts four weeks and is designed to get liquidity into the system before full Machines go live. Users can buy (swap on Makina's front end) Machine Tokens and earn three things. * **Base yield** from Morpho vaults for USDC, ETH, and BTC (Steakhouse USDC, MEV Capital WETH, Gauntlet WBTC Core). * **Tickets**, which secure access to the $MAK ICO at the same $35M FDV valuation as the seed round. Tickets accrue per dollar per block and give guaranteed entry to the Priority ICO. * **Points**, which convert into $MAK tokens at TGE and also rank users for things like the NFT snapshot (more news on that later but its going to be really fun). Points accrue per dollar per block and are boosted by when you enter (time-weighted) and how you use your Machine Tokens (hold in your wallet, Curve). Early deposits earn higher multipliers. Season 0 has no lockup, you can withdraw at any time but if you transfer or sell your Machine Tokens, you forfeit your Tickets and Points. **Season 1** is where the Dialectic strategies kick in. According to the talk at ETHCC by Dialectic’s CTO, three index-style strategies will be deployed at launch: \*subject to change * A **USD Yield Index**, built on top of stablecoin lending markets. * An **ETH Yield Index**, which combines staked ETH with structured hedging and basis trades. * A **BTC Yield Index**, designed around liquid BTC wrappers with lending and derivatives.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; IBM CTO Michael Osborne warns that quantum computing advancements could pose a significant threat to Bitcoin's cryptography by 2029, as IBM's Starling project aims to build a fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of running powerful algorithms like Shor's. Osborne stresses the need for early migration to quantum-safe systems to mitigate risks, as breakthroughs may occur without public announcement. He highlights vulnerabilities in blockchain consensus protocols and external systems, urging developers to act proactively to ensure security in the face of quantum threats. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Tether's CTO, Paolo Ardoino, revealed the company operates at a 99% profit margin, sparking criticism about its business model. Tether earns billions in yield from user-deposited funds, while users bear all risks and receive no returns. Critics argue this centralized, extractive model contradicts crypto's founding principles of decentralization, transparency, and fairness. The article calls for a shift towards equitable systems, warning that Tether's approach risks replicating traditional financial structures rather than revolutionizing them. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

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correlation_scholar

Kendu really feels like a coiled spring: \- Nicely consolidated from its first pump off the bottom following CTO. \- Holders has been growing well for a while \- A stream of new real world businesses / products / events keep getting announced \- Great to see so much energy and conviction from the community when the market is overall quiet When the pump does happen, and i feel confident it will, the number of people noticing Kendu will multiply substantially

Classic-Charity-2179

Trust this guy above.  Source: I'm the CTO.

dojogreen

I appreciate that you read it. Thanks. You made some good points. A couple thing. 1. The ending where they distribute the funds. The point is that Bliberty can't keep the funds. I assumed they had prepared a list of addresses that had been used, or that have a balance. Also, the sending of the funds, has to be moved to the "6 months Later" part, otherwise they'd crash the price. 2. Yes, the cleaner part I will change, it's weak. That was always on the chopping block. I need something more technical. Also the face changing AI was newish when I wrote it 4 years ago, now it's on every smart phone. 3. Clemont moves to shoot Daniel first, so it's self defence. 4. At meta, I'll have Connor open up a Linux terminal directly. As the CTO he would have full access to all systems, and written his own code that deals with his commands. thanks again.

cryptoforrester

This is super bullish! 💪🏼 OG $DogeEtf on Ethereum is going to hit multi millions very soon! Don't fade this alpha token! 🙏🏻 First Doge ETF is going live on thursday. It's first meme based ETF launch ever! Huge! Gonna push memes and especially $DogeEtf on Eth! 🔥🚀 This token is CTO, community based, so no team can rug or farm this! 100% safe! 🙏🏻🥳 I really suggest to load your bags now, gonna get so much eyes and investors soon! 500K mcap now and everybody is still super early on this! Lfg! 💰👍🏻 Contract address is 0xe9afdd44daf400e67742973e47f2e2b911a738aa

eddienoel

So how long till the takeoff, it’s been around for about a year and a half, reached ATH of over 260mc pretty early and is so far from it now, I know about KM and the rug pull then the CTO but realistically will it ever even hit the ATH again?

OkPickle366

Some points but let’s dial back the doomerism. XRP’s not a house of cards in 2025. Bank CEOs on the board? Nah, Ripple’s execs are fintech vets like CEO Brad Garlinghouse and CTO David Schwartz, no revolving door from JPMorgan. The Board has economists and ex-Treasurer Rosie Rios for cred, not capture.   Partnerships? 300+ institutions, with 12 banks (Santander, PNC, SBI) using XRP for ODL—$1.3T volume this year alone, slashing FX costs 40-70%.   That’s not ‘enriching jobs’—it’s real utility. Single point of failure? XRPL’s consensus needs 80% validator agreement (150+ nodes), tolerating 20% downtime without collapse. Decentralizing fast with tokenized RWAs (Dubai pilot) and Ethereum bridges. California economics? Sure, losses from SEC BS ($200M fees), but H2 2025 flipped to profit via RLUSD and 80% Japan bank adoption. Newsom even put Ripple on the state’s blockchain board—CA’s not hating.   XRP’s up 400% YTD, this ‘💩’ company’s valued at $15B. Glass ball says partnerships build the future, not just protect jobs. What’s your take on ODL’s trillion-dollar run? Keep yappin’ with facts next time. 🚀”

SunDreamShineDay

No the XRPL does not run on Ethereum. The XRPL is older than Ethereum, Vitalik was sleeping on Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz’s couch back then when the XRPL existed and ethereum didn’t. Doubt me? DYOR. What you are confused about is the XRPL Ethereum sidechain, it is sidechain connected to the XRP Ledger that is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). It is a separate blockchain that runs in parallel to the XRPL and can interact with it so developers can deploy Ethereum based smart contracts while still connecting to XRP and the XRPL ecosystem. Saying XRPL runs on Ethereum is a misinformed comment.

JimmyAlgo

Hello, your approach is pretty solid, a nice balance of the obvious BTC and ETH is always a safe bet. Looking for a more leveraged opportunity in the market comes down to two main factors imo. What can you hold long term from current market conditions and what can you believe in long term as an individual? This means being real with what resonates with you to point where short term price swings don’t throw you off balance. This is where market research places a huge role in the edge you get when investing in these new crypto projects. You’ve come here to do research and get opinions so here is mine. The $GIGA coin based on the GigaChad meme (consistently largest meme by impressions) is one of the only memes with a deeply underlying message, one that focuses and promotes self improvement and masculinity. Not only is the meme in the top spot for organic uses, the team associated with the CTO is building out a potentially massive lifestyle brand utilizing the GigaChad IP (Yes they have IP rights, bullish I know) With products about to roll out into large online retailers with targets set on meaningful shelf space the attention flywheel around $GIGA will be at a scale that has never been done and can never be done again. Similar to the bitcoin narrative unable to be replicated is what a long term edge in crypto looks like. Everything else is hot until it gets replaced by a faster younger fresher narrative. This is why memes are valuable especially ones that have already proven to stick for years on end at the forefront of internet culture and have that deeper more profound messaging underneath. Anyways that’s my 2 cents (plenty more where that came from)

SunDreamShineDay

>then tell me why, despite the market cap being higher recently, it still failed to break the 2018 all time high? Because you think it’s ATH was higher than it actually was? That is a good reason we can discuss. >XRP once had a reported price of well over $3. But that price was computed including exchanges where the asset on the other side was converted into dollars using an “official exchange rate” that was too high. The real all-time high is about $2.80. ~ David Schwartz CTO of Ripple on April 8th, 2023 https://x.com/JoelKatz/status/1644843057953771521?s=20

SunDreamShineDay

>XRP once had a reported price of well over $3. But that price was computed including exchanges where the asset on the other side was converted into dollars using an “official exchange rate” that was too high. The real all-time high is about $2.80. ~ David Schwartz CTO of Ripple on April 8th, 2023 https://x.com/JoelKatz/status/1644843057953771521?s=20

SilentOcelot4146

I've been calling it since the CTO. Haven't been wrong yet.

Alternative_Comb7378

I cant believe they are 1/3 of the market cap when they decided to wreck us all with the CTO. The investors never had a choice. Heart breaking.

RegardedQt314

the 50k votes to get a free contract audit done by certik is still an amazing achievement for the community and shows that we do value security and being a safe investment in terms of the token's contract fundamentals. it's something i think a lot of us are proud of and i love that you included it in your post. honestly i didn't dive into the numbers too much with Kendu when i first joined because i really liked the community vibes but i'm happy to see that the project has really strong fundamentals, diamond hands, and supply distribution as well which i think will aid in long term stability and growth. ive been dcaing into Kendu heavily since the CTO event and my confidence in our future success has never been higher. it will seem obvious in the future for those who are waiting and watching to see what happens with Kendu, but for me it's obvious now that success is inevitable. i truly have not come across another project like Kendu and if you're curious about Kendu definitely join our subreddit and ask questions and DYOR. https://www.reddit.com/r/KenduInu_Ecosystem/

kaliki07

We should talk to the CTO of bitcoin for advice

_The_Crypto_Keeper_

Kendu CTO farms the community

DoritoFingers69

There is so much going for $it. The CTO lead has been working his ass off to make this thing run. Many people in the community are putting in hours a day for it. $it is truly special

smileystar64

I’ve been with this community since day 3. Been through most of the ups and downs. The community is strong. The CTO leader is genuine. This is by far the best community I’ve ever seen in the crypto space.

Feisty-Page2638

at least in my company they just stopped hiring juniors and laid off some people. know that’s not universal but my job has just become code review effectively and i’m doing way less work then pre-AI my CTO just hasn’t raised his expectations enough to match the productivity increase AI brought. designers seem to be more highly valued and software engineers that are good at system design. we cut mainly front end devs that weren’t designers just implementing designs

Tortich70

I also found the Certik audit incredibly impressive! It was an incredibly great achievement by the community. But what was even more impressive was how we marched through the CTO like an army! We only became stronger as a result. Everyone says you absolutely have to focus on coins with strong communities in this cycle, and I say congratulations, you've just found exactly that.

Potlimitcrypto

That isn't true. Kendu had a CTO low of 5-6m then held 20m+ as others tanked around it in the Eth downtrend. During that period, we were one of the few tokens gaining massive value against Eth. It also went from 44m to 6m relatively quickly. There will always be people like you who FUD when the price is low and FOMO when the price is up. The metrics for success that you should use to gauge whether something is a buy or undervalued are areas where Kendu excels. Sometimes price lags behind, especially in a market where onchain volume is essentially nil. You will witness Kendu succeed at scale, and you will wish you had done more DD, because it will be extremely obvious in hindsight. But, to each their own. Good luck out there soldier.

CryptikRick

Good to see it's already CTO official on pump.fun Team has control and is ready to keep the plug in long term

AutomaticTap2863

Community + team been thriving for this project. This is CTO, rugged but never unplugged

SilentOcelot4146

He supposedly turned over his remaining supply, and the token is still lower than back then. 6+ months and it's clear the CTO team isn't producing anything of substance. There's no reason for anyone new to invest into Kendu. Declining market cap, loss of CEX's, sluggish holder growth, with ETH making a new ath.

TheGDC33

Some people don't want evidence or the truth. Hard to tell who is who. I have wasted to much time talking with people who can some how ignore the most egregious and scummy decisions that led to the CTO situation. Either ignorance or loyalty that was bought, we are better off building. To many people just don't get what it takes to crack the billions. Having a dev and top holder that sell was no good not to mention the lies and hollow promises🤷🏽. Chart and price stagnate and that means a project are dead...but the people matter the most. Keep growing and they will all learn a very valuable lesson

SilentOcelot4146

He got dox'd and harassed. They found his full name, address, etc. Before the CTO they were called the "loyalists" ironically. Mods/admins that were in early and held a lot of supply. They threatened to dump everything if he didn't back down. There's obviously no guarantee he won't abandon his current project. My point is only that Kendu is dead, and has been for quite a while, and it was on the down trend even before the CTO, but the CTO is so poorly managed that I have 0 faith it will ever recover. The only things they have to promote, the coffee, energy drinks, were all projects that were set in motion by the previous dev, nothing substantial has come out of them since the CTO. They've even lost CEX listings, that were also acquired by the original dev.

SilentOcelot4146

Your CTO lead literally paid someone Kendu supply to spy on another project. I'm giving people the facts, if facts are dragging your project down it's time to rethink your strategy. Ask ChatGPT about sunk cost fallacy. It'll help you.

SilentOcelot4146

The dev that set the culture and ran it up to 280m+ got ousted by a few insiders that caused panic and fractured the community. New "team" has practically no experience, except one failed project called Zoodao. 6+ months since the CTO and they've done nothing but flop. Many good people are losing their money. It's really said, especially when the markets hot like this.

parakite

Tether claims to hold Bitcoin as collateral for all the Tether they issue, its CEO/CTO are hardcore Bitcoiners ( and friend of Samson Mow from what I know) and you are telling me "tether runs on ethereum". I don't have bandwidth to expose every single such Fake claim. I will just point you to your scam subreddit if you want.

Potlimitcrypto

It's really simple. People do not understand what's possible in crypto. People look for "narratives" and get rugged every day and leave poorer than they were at the start of the bullrun. Kendu has been through 18 months of redistribution. It has been through a volatile CTO. It has a lower HHI score than all major memes, it's the second memecoin in history after Pepe to achieve a free CertiK audit via 50,000 organic votes, it has all the characteristics of Murad's list plus way, way more. It has more message volume in TG than SPX, Giga, and essentially all memes that aren't botting activity. It has multiple tangible presences IRL. Real businesses building under the brand umbrella in numerous sectors. You will either see it or regret not seeing it. Kendu is a future multi-billion dollar giant, household name in crypto, and there is absolutely nothing you can do to stop it. This is your chance, anon. Stop gambling, start getting involved. You either have the capability to see Kendu's

GabenNaben

Not sure on the exact date but the new CTO from Algorand made the [announcement](https://x.com/JohnAlanWoods/status/1947284407959663000) a month ago and going by the [LinkedIn](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/conradwhelan) of the former CTO he quit his position in June

Zanena001

First time hearing this from an official team member, but I had my suspicions as it hasn't been mentioned for a while. Btw when did their CTO leave?

Alex_Nillion

We will be releasing a blog post in 2 weeks that dives pretty deeply into this so I don't want to step in front of it. John Woods (former CTO of Algorand Foundation) has joined the team and is driving forward a pretty elegant tokenomics model that fits with the needs of our ecosystem

GabenNaben

..You scrapped NMC? Is this why the CTO left? This is really troubling news to me, I got into Nillion because I thought NMC was a breakthrough..

parakite

Ethereum is just Ripple with a Russian CTO and behind the scene American CEO(Lubin)

parakite

Ethereum is just Ripple with a Russian CTO and behind the scene Jewish CEO(Lubin)

CryptoNerdSmacker

Love that you’re being downvoted by these shit eating troglodytes for stating facts. Ripple’s CTO even said as much and the guy is infinitely more intelligent than r/cryptocurrency combined but nah nah see, that doesn’t fit the narrative of ETH sucking total ass so…downvotes away!

Luca_Pudgy

I mean this is such a hilariously bad take. I've had every opportunity to make 100s of millions of dollars here and I haven't. At every turn where I could've grifted millions I didn't. Instead of taking from people I decided to give them $1.5 billion instead (Literally unheard of). Your anchor point is an article written by a basement dweller 3 years ago that I addressed live in front of thousands of people that can easily be found on Youtube. Don't judge a man by the gossip you read you on the internet but by his actions when it matters most. At every turn I've given to people and I have been the most generous crypto founder of the last 3 years. ($0 taken, $1.5billion given). If the guy who bought (CTO'd) a project for $2.5m worked for 3 years on basically no pay, to then go out there and give $1.5billion dollars to people is a low integrity individual with low morals and ethics then we as a society are cooked.

jamesbdrummer

What? Supply capped at 1billion... CEO Ty Schenk (fron Brainblocks) and CTO Roy Keene (an ex-Nano lead dev) are very much transparent and public facing

PatMu5tard

Keeta is a L1 backed by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt (who invested $20m in the company). Been in development since 2022, has the smartest man in the whole space as the CTO (Roy Keene, was the main dev of Nano back when it was Brainblocks), currently in Testnet, Chainspect validated their 11m TPS stress test, Mainnet is coming in a few weeks, the CEO Ty Schenk is speaking on the main stage at the biggest Crypto conference in the world SALT next week, Google Cloud are releasing an article about Keeta tomorrow (the first time they’ve ever done that for a crypto chain). Recently listed on Kraken, OKX listing seems to be in the works too. The list goes on, it’s going to be at least a top 10 coin this year, possibly a top 3 in the future. Theres nothing like it out there right now. And it’s still only $600m mcap. Look it up, and DYOR

kingkongbananakong

I remember when you found us. It was a breath of fresh around our CTO time. you are actually a prime example of what a single person can achieve and how those achievements can be Amplified by the community behind it. Thanks for all you do man <3

ptown777

Except I’m not a bot or a scammer, I’m a holder of a a 3+ month old CTO called WAGMI as described above lol. But I do agree with your sentiment there are a ton of bad people out there and I’ve certainly fallen into those webs. That’s why I tried to provide some data to support my thesis. Social dominance is a real thing. Anyhow, feel feee to ask me any questions. I can verify # of fire hydrants in a 3x3 grid or whatever you need haha.

lightpara

Didn’t they migrate and rebrand? lol Besides, the dev who launched the mainstream useless, sold. It was CTO’d And the “relaunch” of the supposed first one, was bundled and they been dumping since. Nice try though

DoubleEko

For background info Stefan Thomas went onto become Ripple’s CTO and had Vitalik crash on his couch for a week or two :o) “Later in 2013, a young Bitcoin developer crashed on my couch for a couple of weeks while visiting San Francisco. In the afternoon, he would come to the Ripple office and join our discussions about smart contracts. His name was Vitalik Buterin. And these conversations led him to incorporate Ripple’s key/value data structure into Ethereum.” https://medium.com/coil/codius-smart-contracts-made-from-containers-b3b16c3e3890

inShambles3749

If you can do it you should use your own money unless you don't believe in your own project. Which makes sense because you said it yourself you're "tired" If you could make someone rich the one person you would've done first with or alongside of someone would be yourself. 9 years as CTO? Your Networth should be a couple millions at least. Especially if it was such a big success as you boast. And then working with multiple successfully startups. Jeez you're buttering your bread pretty thick why not eat it yourself as well? I can tell you why: because it's all BS. Anyway I'm sure some idiots will call for this because they are naive as fuck and predators like you will scam them sooner or later anyway

inShambles3749

Because if someone's begging for 2 BTC while in the same sentence promising others to make them "filthy rich" I get sus. Why don't you make your self filthy rich first and then hire people for your project. Im all for privacy especially in AI where people just hand out their privacy like donations. However... Like I said. You mentioned you were the CTO for a scammer that has a NW of 3 Billion. If you really did that you can just hit him up for 2 BTC..shouldn't be a biggy with that connection. It just screams blatant scam to me

_The_Crypto_Keeper_

If you hold Kendu chads you can make them worth something by buying Geoff. The CTO lied. Utility was always on the way for Kendu Chads.

coinfeeds-bot

tldr; Ripple's XRP Ledger (XRPL) is poised to revolutionize finance by tokenizing assets and facilitating cross-border transactions, potentially moving trillions in value. Teucrium CEO Sal Gilbertie highlighted XRP's role in integrating traditional finance with blockchain, emphasizing its evolution beyond simple transactions. Ripple's acquisition of a broker-dealer clearing member signals deeper integration with financial markets. Ripple CTO David Schwartz noted banks' cautious adoption of XRP, despite its potential to transform institutional payment systems. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.

SatoshiSiren88

Well said! I've been in Kendu for quite some time and been through the whole ex dev - CTO process. It shows great strenght and resilliance that the community got through it. Well, not only got through it, but got so much stronger! The community really supports each other and people now dare to stand up and pitch ideas and speak their minds! The whole vibe changed and I am actually one of those that got up after the CTO and started working. I love working for Kendu because I truly believe in the brand. I think we are building something big and I havent seen anything like this in the crypto space. I highly recommend anyone to do their research and check it out. We got so much potential to grow and we're not just a one cycle token, we plan to stay! $Kendu is real. Real people, real conviction and real products/events! And we all know that real is hard to find in the crypto space.

MichaelAischmann

I really enjoyed Yan Pritzker’s book "Inventing Bitcoin". He's cofounder and CTO of Swan Bitcoin & takes you through the thought processes that created the first crypto currency. It's a free ebook & audiobook (name & email required). [https://www.swanbitcoin.com/inventing-bitcoin/](https://www.swanbitcoin.com/inventing-bitcoin/)

Staticx508

The Wagmi Standard The memecoin space has changed. Several years ago you could say “We’re all gonna make it.” And people took it for what it was. A high vibration acknowledgement to those who chose to do what was difficult. A salute to the individuals that saw the fork in the road and made their own path, and those who would delay immediate gratification, to truly change their lives. Now, that phrase is perceived as a participation trophy. We CTO’d $Wagmi after it bundle nuked, and we don’t believe in participation trophies. We believe in working for your bag, we believe in the standard of holding through various ups and downs, and lifting up the space that inspired us all to invest in memecoins. It is a difficult road, it is not for those looking for a quick flip. We chose this path to restore the Standard of community tokens. We chose this path as a middle finger to entitled influencers who talk a big game, but couldn’t move the needle if their lives depended on it. $Wagmi on SOL is for the trenches, by the trenchers, for the benefit of all who would take the risk of standing against the norm, and believing in something. Everything worth having, is worth working for. Believe. ✊🏼. Uniting our vision, amplifying our strength, and building a future where we all thrive together.

Staticx508

The Wagmi Standard The memecoin space has changed. Several years ago you could say “We’re all gonna make it.” And people took it for what it was. A high vibration acknowledgement to those who chose to do what was difficult. A salute to the individuals that saw the fork in the road and made their own path, and those who would delay immediate gratification, to truly change their lives. Now, that phrase is perceived as a participation trophy. We CTO’d $Wagmi after it bundle nuked, and we don’t believe in participation trophies. We believe in working for your bag, we believe in the standard of holding through various ups and downs, and lifting up the space that inspired us all to invest in memecoins. It is a difficult road, it is not for those looking for a quick flip. We chose this path to restore the Standard of community tokens. We chose this path as a middle finger to entitled influencers who talk a big game, but couldn’t move the needle if their lives depended on it. $Wagmi on SOL is for the trenches, by the trenchers, for the benefit of all who would take the risk of standing against the norm, and believing in something. Everything worth having, is worth working for. Believe. ✊🏼 Uniting our vision, amplifying our strength, and building a future where we all thrive together.

Staticx508

The Wagmi Standard The memecoin space has changed. Several years ago you could say “We’re all gonna make it.” And people took it for what it was. A high vibration acknowledgement to those who chose to do what was difficult. A salute to the individuals that saw the fork in the road and made their own path, and those who would delay immediate gratification, to truly change their lives. Now, that phrase is perceived as a participation trophy. We CTO’d $Wagmi after it bundle nuked, and we don’t believe in participation trophies. We believe in working for your bag, we believe in the standard of holding through various ups and downs, and lifting up the space that inspired us all to invest in memecoins. It is a difficult road, it is not for those looking for a quick flip. We chose this path to restore the Standard of community tokens. We chose this path as a middle finger to entitled influencers who talk a big game, but couldn’t move the needle if their lives depended on it. $Wagmi on SOL is for the trenches, by the trenchers, for the benefit of all who would take the risk of standing against the norm, and believing in something. Everything worth having, is worth working for. Believe. @Dutchii @YakTownIsBack @tonymoontanaeth @shillturner

St0uty

Dude, the CTO literally said the banks weren't interested in using XRP in an interview. And yeah, they got sued by the SEC for selling all their pre-allocated tokens to institutions (which were deemed sales of securities!) You just made my argument for me lol

CipherScarlatti

I'm CTO.

MichielLangkamp

The whole team is known and active in their discord. Ty schenk is the ceo, Roy Keene is their lead dev and CTO. Look at their linkedin profiles. These guys are serious

vohemiq

Oh my dude they got you at the chinese CTO and C-suite team giving face, true C-level executives rarely go on meetings with leads (unless is a sure close for partnership/sale with a know lead or previous customer/partner) and also true C-levels are multilingual; hope you get to cancel all your credit cards, change all your passwords and change all your crypto wallets in time

Onauto

BTC could go to zero or 2 million by 2030. There are unknown bags that could be dumped. Bags that haven’t moved in 14 years just moved in large quantities. That’s concerning. I’m in and cautious. I have more in XRP because of David the CTO of Ripple saying Satoshi has massive amounts of XRP alongside his BTC. There’s some kind of inside game we don’t know about and it looks like a rug I only want one foot on.

BabyBonkWhale

They can because they are bigger than the dev, this is why CTOs work. This one is born as a CTO apparently, the dev doesn't seem to have any control other than the 4% bought on launch. $SOL is probably for search visibility

japnewsome

I would look into Luckycoin ($LKY) sir. Oldest memecoin in existance (that is still running today) PoW coin Created in 2013 Died in 2014 Resurrected in 2024 No premine due to its PoW nature Halving coming up. (As it resurrected, it inherited old security protocols, subsequently, $LKY suffered a replay attack in dec 2014. The new CTO team came in to secure it. It is now patched and ready for the future. Verichain audit was mantated for the patch) Most of the coins have been bought by a new diamond hand community and $LKY has build new price floors and structure. Narrativ is good ≠ Solana's premined pump and dumps tokens

pilatesfarter

I listen to David Schwartz, CTO at Ripple. Why do you even care?

St0uty

> it may face scalability problems due to potentially high storage requirements I believe it has a smaller ledger than most, in either case, storage is getting very large and very affordable >And since there’s no financial incentive to run a node, there is a risk that network participation could become more centralized over time The incentive would the network itself (e.g. all the money saved from using alternative payment processors). I'd recommend [watching the Ripple's CTO explain this concept](https://youtu.be/fo8ZScrXFZE?si=6ODfI9ftioSQ7k_a) >but would the strenghes be more important for the mayority of people they wouldnt choose Bitcoin over Nano The majority of people have likely not considered either of those 2 things, I think what's way more likely to "wow" them is the functionality. It's very impressive to instantly send someone a fraction of a penny (or any amount) for no cost, and then send it back, and then send it again, etc

Arismic

Are you not reading? My source is Ripple CTO who gave those quotes. Go check Twitter you will find his quotes and hundreds of people referring to it. What source you want to know Ripple conducted a party for retail investors named "The proper party" in 2023. Ripple literally invited the community and 100s of pictures out there from the party. You claimed i am just sharing the information available to all of us then ask me what is the source. What do you mean by "all of us"? You are the only one trying to argue but don't have a point.

Arismic

"If you want to start somewhere, start with the 2 quotes by Ripple CTO i shared." So you don't even want to check the arguments i make. You also don't have any arguments on your own. You are just throwing random statements with eyes and ears closed and expected the other person to make efforts to reply. If the reply you see have information you don't believe in, you just move to goal post rather than checking whether it is true. Sounds more like Cognitive dissonance. Waiting for your answer on this. "I have seen community members behaving like Ripple cult members who blindly agree with Ripple on everything. They never have anything negative to accept in Ripple or XRP. Now, do you have anything negative to say about Ripple or XRP?" If not, I am glad i helped.

Arismic

Ripple literally focuses on retail brainwashing because all XRP getting released by them eventually lands there. Without retail they won't even have the very little liquidity for XRP they have today. You would see news about all the new partnerships and ventures about Ripple but never about the ones abandoned or expired ones. If you dig deep enough, you would see every month Ripple announces positive news during the unlock but the XRP price would drop. The biggest trick Ripple pulled is convincing retail that they don't focus on retail. A simple example would be their 2023 "The proper party" for retail investors. So far, I shared loads of information while you throw question and disbelief. That's 8 years of information I gave you for free to research. If you want to start somewhere, start with the 2 quotes by Ripple CTO i shared. You're welcome!

Arismic

The level of overconfidence they had without realizing the surface was moving under them is staggering. There were no regulation talks or we are waiting for regulation speeches. They sounded as if everything was figured out and they had the ultimate solution. "My dream scenario is SWIFT makes a deal with Ripple where all their banks get to use RippleNet for free, maybe even paying SWIFT. Fits our XRP strategy perfectly" - Ripple CTO 2017 "That's too late to do us any good. Our XRP strategy can't wait that long" - Ripple CTO 2018

Available-Drop8927

$SALARY ON PHANTOM - Great CTO Community, Great meaning behind it. Everyone can relate. Literally. Take a look and join us if you like what you see 🙏‼️ CA: D7Z2fUrxECBh91chmnou8u7E9Yaq7inzzcjg9G1Apump

Tortich70

I‘m in Kendu for a year now. I was scouring the crypto world for something truly special and came across $Kendu and its community, and I was completely blown away from the very first moment! You won't find anything like it anywhere else. Kendu has been around for over a year, we've successfully completed the CTO phase, and we're continuing to grow steadily. Recently, there was a nice breakout, and a new bottom has formed, where we're preparing for another breakout. Take advantage of the current market recovery and buy a wallet! You won't regret it!

SpontaneousDream

In crypto, and in tech-investing in general- there's a common theme: **own the app, not the platform.** What does this mean? It means that what you want to own, in the end, is **killer apps**, not the protocols or platforms that power them. Killer apps accrue value, not the middleware or backends that power them. There are so many quotes from well-known players in crypto/tech/investing that espouse this idea, but I love these two below: >“The best products win, not the best protocols.” -Chris Dixon, A16z. Chris was the guy who initially said this back in 2016, challenging the "fat protocols" thesis. >“You want to be the front-end that people love, not just the back-end they forget.” -Balaji Srinivasan, OG VC/Bitcoiner & former CTO of Coinbase Imo, and I know this is unpopular here, but there are SO many protocols out there today that are just...protocols. Sure, they have apps on top of them, but the protocols don't accrue value directly from these apps. The protocols just power them in the background.

tenor_tymir

Cleaning lady here and I’m telling you, the CFO and COO don’t know what the CTO is cooking behind the curtains. I do, I read the papers left on the table. Upgrades are on the way.

adequate_redditor

No. No one can predict short term price action. No one can predict the price of bitcoin tomorrow. Those who claim to know are charlatans. That said, a lot of analysts (intothecryptoverse, CTO larsson, invest answers, 100trillionBTC, etc) have metrics to try to predict where we are in the cycle. Are we close to the top for this cycle, or not. For example, rather than trying to predict short term price action IntoTheCryptoverse has a risk metric that helps assess risk levels at various price points and based on a risk metric you can buy, sell or hold.

adequate_redditor

No. No one can predict short term price action. No one can predict the price of bitcoin tomorrow. Those who claim to know are charlatans. That said, a lot of analysts (intothecryptoverse, CTO larsson, invest answers, 100trillionBTC, etc) have metrics to try to predict where we are in the cycle. Are we close to the top for this cycle, or not. For example, rather than trying to predict short term price action IntoTheCryptoverse has a risk metric that helps assess risk levels at various price points and based on a risk metric you can buy, sell or hold.

Sempre1908

Contract renounced, lp burnt, thriving since the CTO, Certik free audit achieved, humble and welcoming lead. What could I add more?

SunDreamShineDay

It surpassed it’s ath Dec 2024. >XRP once had a reported price of well over $3. But that price was computed including exchanges where the asset on the other side was converted into dollars using an “official exchange rate” that was too high. The real all-time high is about $2.80. ~ David Schwartz CTO of Ripple on April 8th, 2023 https://x.com/JoelKatz/status/1644843057953771521?s=20

Cooopedog

This matter is finally drawing the attention of many insightful individuals. The traditional arguments are losing their influence, as people get educated. And It appears that a majority of intelligent people are realizing that the progress in Quantum technology will not diminish; it will only continue to advance. Meanwhile, the crypto sector is far from prepared. I commend the CTO of QANX for being a trailblazer in this field.