Stefan Thomas

Open-source developer and distributed systems advocate. Co-creator of @Interledger. Founder & CEO at @Coil.

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

End of an era... and start of a new one! As an XRP holder and fan and former colleague: Thanks, David! You are and always will be the heart of XRP and I can't wait to see what you get up to with all of that extra free time! 🛠️

[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

[Interledger Foundation @Interledger]

That’s a wrap on #ILPSummit24! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended and shared insights that are shaping #Fintech.

Special shoutout to leaders like @bmarbury, @justmoon, @avolakatos, @chrislarry33 & @copernicc

Stay tuned for more highlight! 🌍💡
#opepayments #ILPSummit24

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

I'm always so blown away by the hospitality!

Thank you to all my South African friends, including the ones I haven't met yet! ❤️💛💚💙🖤

[Sonya Kuhnel @SonyaKuhnel]

Good to be at the @Interledger Summit #ILPSummit24 this morning in Cape Town, with @justmoon on stage taking about #openpayments “How I Learned to Love Packetization”.

Good to see him in #SouthAfrica again!

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@copernicc @bmarbury @_emschwartz @Interledger @mojaloop Proposal to use this version instead! 😂

Great to see you all! Until next time! 🫶

[Interledger Foundation @Interledger]

Want to hear more from Stefan @justmoon ? Don't miss his talk at the #ILPSummit24 on Saturday, where he will dive into the #packetization of money

[Interledger Foundation @Interledger]

🎧 New Episode Alert for the Future Money Podcast!

@sabineschaller_ sits down with @justmoon & @_emschwartz to discuss the journey of ILP development, its scalability, and the vision of creating a universal payment network. The conversation also explores the future of automated transactions  & Dassi’s role in driving ILP adoption. 

Listen here 👉https://t.co/LEwHUMEZB7 or on your favorite podcast platform.

#interledgerprotocol #dassi #openpayments

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Karma_Coverage @Songbirdableguy @Interledger It seems that the ACME challenge failed. Please make sure that:

- Your server has a public, unique IP address
- Your domain/hostname has an A record pointing to said IP
- Your server has ports 80 and 443 open to the public

[Alex Lakatos 🏗️💸 @avolakatos]

The first ever #ILPSummit Hackathon was such a wholesome experience, people from all over the @Interledger ecosystem came together to hack with us!

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

Not doing many interviews at the moment as I'm working on Dassie but I can't say no to Tony. And he did not disappoint, asking about everything from Interledger, to AI, to blockchain. Hope you enjoy! 💙

[Tony Edward (Thinking Crypto Podcast) @thinkingcrypto]

I had a great conversation with Stefan Thomas, co-creator of the Interledger Protocol. This is our second interview and it is a great one! @justmoon @Interledger

WATCH ▶️ https://t.co/kyUQ9jyZjO

Topics:
- Dassie & the #Interledger Protocol
- Sunsetting Coil
- #AI, AI Deep fakes and #Blockchain
- #WorldCoin & identity
- SEC #XRP lawsuit and the crypto industry now supporting #Ripple
- US #Crypto Regulations
- BlackRock and TradFi entering Crypto
- Updates on recovering his locked #Bitcoin holdings

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

My friends at @Ushahidi build open-source software that helps non-profits all over the world. It's an incredible group of people that I'm proud to support.

And they are looking for board members. Maybe that's you or someone you know?

[☞ Desigan Chinniah ☜ @cyberdees]

We (Openly) Need You!

Do you care about the future of humanitarian crisis from climate change to more?

Join me @dorothyooko, @tamaragiltsoff on the @Ushahidi board. Led by @angienicoleod as ED. And supported by OGs @whiteafrican @JulianaRotich @dkobia.

https://t.co/AwXk4v0vHq

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@rippleitinNZ @Coil @Interledger @XRPLF @Ripple It's an opportunity for another validator to join the UNL. There will have to be some vetting but there's no rush. We'll keep our validator running until both @XRPLF and @Ripple have updated their UNLs.

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

This is farewell but not goodbye. Today, @Coil is sunsetting. I would like to thank the team that made Coil what it is, helped create the @Interledger Foundation, and an ecosystem around it.

Of course I'm sad. But the work continues. 1/

Letter & FAQ @ https://t.co/JAVcJGh7GS

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@XRP_Productions @Coil @Interledger Fixed! I just don't use Twitter much so there are probably a lot of people I should be following that I'm not. 🤷

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@XRP_Productions @Coil @Interledger Thanks! 🫶

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Futureboi10 @Interledger @Coil Linking this tweet here as well for reference:

https://t.co/6jZtodRA1o

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Slackevans @Coil @Interledger Most of it was in the form of a fund that we could draw from. This money never left Ripple. Now that Coil is winding down, I assume they'll reallocate those funds towards other projects.

The biggest drawdown against the fund by far was the $100m to @Interledger /GftW

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@CrapaudDuBitume @Coil @Interledger Well, let's hope so!

https://t.co/gh0Zdj88Hs

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

I’m coding again.🤫

New project: Dassie🐻

• interledger p2p micropayments network
• direct access to ilp w/o gatekeepers
• settlement using crypto
• xrp first - btc+eth+more over time
• livestream @interledger summit nov 12, launch 2023

https://t.co/1lTjFo8n93

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@QuantumTurtleX @JoelKatz My current thinking is that @Interledger needs a peer-to-peer implementation in order to take off so that's what I'm going to be working on next.

https://t.co/gh0Zdj88Hs

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

I’m coding again.🤫

New project: Dassie🐻

• interledger p2p micropayments network
• direct access to ilp w/o gatekeepers
• settlement using crypto
• xrp first - btc+eth+more over time
• livestream @interledger summit nov 12, launch 2023

https://t.co/1lTjFo8n93

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@XRPcryptowolf @JoelKatz https://t.co/6jZtodRA1o

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Slackevans @Coil @Interledger Most of it was in the form of a fund that we could draw from. This money never left Ripple. Now that Coil is winding down, I assume they'll reallocate those funds towards other projects.

The biggest drawdown against the fund by far was the $100m to @Interledger /GftW

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@PattyAlexx @deyner1984 @Coil @sharafian_ @_kenmelendez Thanks! Be hopeful! Web Monetization is an open standard and the nice thing about open standards is that they just don't go away because one company does.

The lack of true send/receive wallets was the biggest problem and there are efforts to fix that (@fynbosdev , Dassie, …)

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Futureboi10 @BadGarlicMouse @Coil 👇

https://t.co/6jZtodRA1o

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Slackevans @Coil @Interledger Most of it was in the form of a fund that we could draw from. This money never left Ripple. Now that Coil is winding down, I assume they'll reallocate those funds towards other projects.

The biggest drawdown against the fund by far was the $100m to @Interledger /GftW

[Stefan Thomas @justmoon]

@Santiag78758327 @ImplicitControl @Coil @Interledger Good question! You can follow progress here: https://t.co/BmHs870i64

Over the next two months I'll be pretty busy with Coil still. We have to help team members find new positions etc. But after that it should be full speed ahead.