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David Schwartz Hasn’t Bought XRP in Years: And His Latest Comments Sparked a Firestorm

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David Schwartz’s latest comments about his XRP holdings have prompted questions from some members of the community about his confidence in the asset. In a series of posts on X, the former Ripple CTO said he has not bought XRP in a long time and has sold nearly all the digital assets he has ever held because he is uncomfortable with risk. Schwartz still holds a considerable amount of Ripple stock, which he considers more risk than he would ideally like to take. Schwartz Hates Risk Schwartz has reduced his XRP holdings from 26 million to just 3 million. His Bitcoin holdings were down from 1,500 to just 1 BTC, while his Ethereum stash was down from 40,000 to just 6 ETH.

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