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XRP used by NASA?
The XRP Ledger was not conceived in a garage—it was born within the very infrastructure it now aims to transform.
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1/ David Schwartz, now CTO of Ripple, is also one of the original architects of the XRP Ledger. Before his work in blockchain, Schwartz was a contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency, developing distributed systems designed for surveillance and, later, consensus.
2/ In 1991, he filed U.S. Patent 5025368: “Computer System for Distributed Consensus”—predating Bitcoin and the term “blockchain.” This foundational work quietly expired in 2011, coinciding with XRP’s emergence.
3/ Unlike Bitcoin’s energy-intensive mining, Schwartz and his colleagues envisioned a consensus mechanism that was efficient, fast, and miner-free. The XRP Ledger was engineered with institutional precision, offering immutability, rapid settlement, and global liquidity.
4/ He was not alone. Arthur Britto and Jed McCaleb joined him in developing a system beyond Bitcoin’s limitations—one that was scalable, governable, and compliant with financial regulations. Not merely a currency, but a financial nervous system.
5/ Schwartz maintains a low profile. He avoids hype, opting instead for carefully chosen disclosures. He once testified under oath: “I worked on a system like Bitcoin… in 2004”—five years before Bitcoin's whitepaper.
6/ The XRP Ledger launched in 2012—no ICO, no pre-mined rewards. Its 100 billion tokens were created for utility, not speculation. This was infrastructure for institutions, not retail consumers.
7/ Why would an NSA-level engineer dedicate years to building a protocol largely ignored by mainstream narratives—yet quietly adopted by central banks?
Because XRP is not about publicity. It's about foundational change.
8/ Schwartz didn’t exit the system—he reengineered it from within. And now, it’s nearing activation.