{"id":28142,"date":"2026-05-11T10:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-veteran-joins-solana-privacy-talk-with-protocol-name-ideas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:07:58","slug":"ripple-veteran-joins-solana-privacy-talk-with-protocol-name-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-veteran-joins-solana-privacy-talk-with-protocol-name-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple veteran joins Solana privacy talk with protocol name ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p><strong>Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz entered a Solana privacy discussion on X after Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz asked for name ideas for a new protocol.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_d7194f997cf6e91326fe2516f87ea2e2\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>David Schwartz suggested names including Umbra, Veil, Solstice, Nyx, Specter, Obsidian, and Obscurant.<\/li>\n<li>The exchange linked Ripple and Solana figures around the shared issue of blockchain privacy.<\/li>\n<li>Recent coverage shows Solana and ZK teams are already pushing privacy-focused infrastructure forward.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Schwartz suggested several names, including Umbra, Solstice, Veil, Specter, Obsidian, Nyx, and Obscurant.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange drew attention because Schwartz is closely tied to the XRP Ledger, while Mumtaz is one of the most visible builders in the Solana ecosystem. It also came as privacy tools gained new interest across crypto markets and developer circles.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Privacy becomes a shared topic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Schwartz <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoelKatz\/status\/2053560918089531595?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote<\/a>, \u201cMost of these are probably taken, but they sound cool. To me, anyway.\u201d The wording showed that the post was a light naming suggestion, not an official Ripple or Solana product announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange pointed to a rare moment of overlap between XRP and Solana communities. Still, it should be treated with care, as the public post only showed a naming reply, not a formal partnership between Ripple, Helius, or Solana Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, recent coverage shows that Solana privacy work has moved beyond social media debate. crypto.news reported in April that SOL Strategies agreed to buy Darklake Labs, a Solana-native zero-knowledge privacy startup, in a $1.2 million cash-and-stock deal.<\/p>\n<p>Darklake\u2019s Zyga system targets private transaction execution and MEV protection on Solana. The product aims to hide sensitive order data while still allowing validators to verify transactions through zero-knowledge proofs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>XRP link adds wider context<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Schwartz has remained active in public XRP discussions since stepping back from Ripple\u2019s daily CTO role. crypto.news reported that he became CTO emeritus after saying he would leave day-to-day duties while staying involved with Ripple\u2019s board and XRPL projects.<\/p>\n<p>Recent coverage also showed that Schwartz remains a central voice in XRP debates. crypto.news reported on May 5 that he said his remaining crypto exposure is now mostly tied to XRP and Ripple equity.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ZK privacy gains market attention<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The privacy debate also extends beyond Solana and XRP. crypto.news recently covered a Coinbase-led study with Stanford and Ethereum Foundation researchers that found some zero-knowledge privacy systems are not exposed to the same quantum risks as standard blockchain signatures.<\/p>\n<p>Mumtaz has also linked privacy to crypto\u2019s core use case. In earlier crypto.news coverage, he said, \u201cprivacy is not a narrative, private money is the entire purpose of crypto.\u201d That remains one market participant\u2019s view, but it helps explain why a protocol-name request drew attention across rival communities.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz entered a Solana privacy discussion on X after Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz asked for name ideas for a new protocol.\u00a0 Summary David Schwartz suggested names&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28144,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28142\/revisions\/28144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}