David Schwartz, Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, denies claims that he confirmed the existence of secret pre-allocated XRP (XRP) contracts for select investors.
The denial came after an X post attributed the confirmation to Schwartz, triggering community backlash and renewed debate over misinformation within XRP-focused social media circles.
Reports claimed that Schwartz had “officially confirmed pre-allocated XRP contracts are real,” with the majority of Ripple’s escrowed XRP already earmarked for undisclosed recipients.
The claim spread quickly, drawing attention from both supporters and critics.
However, David Schwartz, Ripple CTO emeritus, shut down the claim, noting that he never said that.
His response leaves no room for ambiguity, with the statement attributed to him having no basis in anything he had previously said or written.
The incident did not occur in isolation, as there are many other instances where large XRP-focused accounts repeatedly spread false claims.
“Stuff like this happens daily, each time a different liar,” one user highlighted.
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