Did Ripple Lie About XRP Utility? CTO Has Answers
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) David Schwartz has further clarified the actual use case of his company’s XRP Ledger and its utility token XRP following comments that put the network’s reputation in question. XRP’s Actual Utility A particular X page (@EthereumThaila1), which seems to be a pro-Ethereum user, had ignited this particular X thread following […]
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