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David Schwartz was one of the chief architects behind the XRP Ledger and is well known by many in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry.<\/p>\n
David Schwartz, a prominent figure in the cryptocurrency industry due to his role at Ripple Labs, announced plans to \u201cstep back from [his] day-to-day duties\u201d at the blockchain company.<\/p>\n
In a Tuesday X post, Schwartz, known for being one of the architects of the XRP Ledger, said<\/a> he would be scaling back his responsibilities at Ripple after more than 13 years at the company. The Ripple chief technology<\/a> officer joined the company in 2011 as a cryptographer, moving up to become chief technology officer in 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe time has come for me to step back from my day-to-day duties as Ripple CTO at the end of this year,\u201d said Schwartz on X. \u201cI\u2019m 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\u2019m not going away from the XRP community. You haven\u2019t seen the last of me (now, or ever).\u201d<\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n