Ripple Co-Founder Breaks 14-Year Silence on X, XRP Community Goes Wild

Arthur Britto, the Enigmatic Co-Creator of XRP Ledger, Posts a Single Emoji

Holy cow, folks! After 14 years of radio silence, Arthur Britto, the mysterious co-founder of Ripple and co-developer of the XRP Ledger, has resurfaced on X with a mind-blowing post. And get this - it's just a single emoji! 😶

Yeah, you heard that right. The guy who's been hiding in the shadows alongside David Schwartz and Jed McCaleb decided to drop a bombshell on us today.

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But don't worry, Ripple's CTO, David Schwartz, quickly jumped in to confirm that this wasn't some hack or a case of unauthorized access. The post is legit, folks!

The XRP community is going nuts over this development. I mean, Britto has been the ultimate ghost - no interviews, no photos, no public discussions. It's like he's the crypto version of the Loch Ness Monster!

There's even been wild speculation about whether he's a real person. But Schwartz set the record straight in a 2021 X thread, saying Britto is a "separate and distinct human being" who's just "intensely private." He also dropped a bombshell about Britto being entitled to 2% of assets created with the Stellar ledger, claiming Jed McCaleb violated an agreement.

And get this - Britto's been linked to the crazy claim that "XRP was designed to reach $10,000." A 2019 YouTube video said he made that prediction back in 2017, but there's no solid proof tying the quote directly to him.

What we do know for sure is that Britto was all about utility over hype from the get-go. In a 2013 internal memo, he wrote, "The value of XRP is probably less important than the spread. I expect most people and institutions using the ledger to ignore XRP altogether."

So, why the sudden comeback? Some XRP die-hards think it's a sign of big things coming for the crypto. John Squire put it perfectly: "The network is waking up. And Britto doesn't post for nothing."

And guess what? This week, $XRP hit a whopping 1.5 million transactions in just 24 hours - the highest volume we've seen in four months! The network is absolutely on fire right now.

So, buckle up, folks. With Britto's return and XRP's network waking up, we could be in for a wild ride. Stay tuned, because the crypto world is about to get a whole lot more interesting!