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[David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz @JoelKatz]

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

[XRP Update @XrpUdate]

BOOOOOOOOOOOM‼️

The U.S. 🇺🇸 #SEC has officially acknowledged the filing for the Defiance Leveraged Long & Income $XRP #ETF under Tidal Trust II. 💥

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

While many attendees at SALT have been in crypto for a long time, the change in tone (on-stage, 1-1 convos) from even a year ago is dramatic and very palpable.
I don’t think many of us had “multiple Fed governors publicly embracing crypto technology” on our bingo cards…a new dawn, indeed.

[John E Deaton @JohnEDeaton1]

🫡 Goodbye case from hell!

[High @Hightv]

🚨BREAKING NEWS: @Walmart IS NOW ACCEPTING $XRP AS PAYMENT‼️

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

⚡️JUST IN: Binance now lets European users convert crypto to fiat and withdraw directly to Mastercard with near-instant access.

[Stuart Alderoty @s_alderoty]

Following the Commission's vote today, the SEC and Ripple formally filed directly with the Second Circuit to dismiss their appeals.

The end…and now back to business.

[Digital Perspectives @DigPerspectives]

After 5 long years the SEC vs Ripple Case is finally over.
Congrats to Ripple and every XRP holder that has held through all these trying years.

What doesn't kill you make you stronger and we're some of the strongest people in the world.

Lock in everyone this is our time. 😎👇

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

No such thing as the August doldrums at @Ripple…very excited to share that we’re acquiring @RailFinancial!

Ripple + Rail together will be THE go-to provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure for global financial institutions around the world. https://t.co/JzUoHjulZB

[Stuart Alderoty @s_alderoty]

Comprehensive, helpful and direct – the White House’s Digital Assets Report released this afternoon pushes Congress and US federal agencies to act immediately following the passing of the GENIUS Act.

From callouts in support of the CLARITY Act and to establish crypto market structure rules, to strengthening consumer protections and enhancing national security measures, there’s a lot in this 160 page report that provides a blueprint for action.

The most pro-crypto Administration we’ve ever seen!

[XRP QUEEN🤍 @crypto_queen_x]

#XRP IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE 💥

[Ripple @Ripple]

The shift is happening: banks are investing in blockchain.

➡️$100B+ invested in blockchain companies since 2020
➡️$700B/month in stablecoin volume
➡️$18T projected in tokenized assets by 2033

Our latest report with @CBInsights and @UKCBT_org uncovers how financial institutions are shaping the future through strategic investments, partnerships, and emerging use cases: https://t.co/EIjazUmywK

[Ripple @Ripple]

The demand for faster, more transparent, and affordable payments is growing, but cross-border transactions remain slow, costly, and complex.

Stablecoins issued on XRPL, like $RLUSD are changing that by enabling faster payments, lower fees, and greater access.

Learn more about how stablecoins are reshaping global payments and how Ripple Payments can help you navigate cross-border payments with speed and transparency. https://t.co/2XuyvXlTDQ

[⚔️ XRP Avengers ⚔️ @XRP_Avengers]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!! 💥

🚨 Breaking! Atlanta Fed mentions $XRP for the first time, calling it an "international payment medium or wholesale settlement currency"!

#XRP will power the world

[Real World Asset Watchlist @RWAwatchlist_]

🚨 BREAKING: Bank of America teams up with Ripple to use RLUSD for internal transactions.

Backed by BNY Mellon. Integrated with River & OpenPayd.

$XRP is becoming an RWA giant. 🚀

[XRP Update @XrpUdate]

BREAKING🚨

$XRP LISTED ON HASHKEY EXCHANGE🇭🇰

One of Asia’s biggest regulated platforms just unlocked $XRP for institutional investors‼️

$XRP IS GOING MAINSTREAM. 🌎

[Brad Garlinghouse @bgarlinghouse]

ICYMI in the midst of all the regulatory goodness last Friday…
@bluechip_org ranked $RLUSD as the *#1* most trusted stablecoin in the market.

[Stuart Alderoty @s_alderoty]

Honored to be at the White House for the signing ceremony of the GENIUS Act into law! As promised, this is the most crypto-forward Administration we’ve ever seen.

[JackTheRippler ©️ @RippleXrpie]

🚨BREAKING: Trump's crypto czar - David Sacks says a new payment system will launch in the United States of America.

Hinting at mass adoption for #XRP and $RLUSD!