{"id":3846,"date":"2025-06-24T11:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripples-arthur-britto-resurfaces-on-x-after-14-year-silence\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T11:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T11:18:01","slug":"ripples-arthur-britto-resurfaces-on-x-after-14-year-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripples-arthur-britto-resurfaces-on-x-after-14-year-silence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple\u2019s Arthur Britto resurfaces on X after 14-year silence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A mysterious Ripple co-founder and co-developer of XRP Ledger has resurfaced on X after 14 years of silence, sparking speculation that his reappearance means big things are ahead for XRP.<\/p>\n

Arthur Britto, a mysterious co-creator of the XRP Ledger alongside David Schwartz and Jed McCaleb and also a co-founder of Ripple, posted on X<\/a> today for the first time in 14 years. <\/p>\n

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\u2014 Arthur Britto (@ahbritto) June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Ripple CTO David Schwartz confirmed<\/a> that the post, which contained a single emoji, was legitimate and not the result of any hack or unauthorized access.<\/p>\n

The development sparked excitement in the XRP community, as Britto has kept an extremely low profile despite his key role in the project. He has never given interviews, appeared in photos, or taken part in public discussions. <\/p>\n

The secrecy surrounding Britto has even fueled speculation about whether he\u2019s a real person. However, this seems unlikely as Ripple CTO David Schwartz has publicly referenced<\/a> Britto before. <\/p>\n

In a 2021 thread on X, Schwartz confirmed Britto is a \u201cseparate and distinct human being\u201d who is simply \u201cintensely private.\u201d In that thread, Schwartz also mentioned<\/a> that Britto was entitled to 2% of assets created with the Stellar ledger, referencing an agreement that Jed McCaleb allegedly violated. <\/p>\n

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Britto has also been tied to the bold claim that \u201cXRP was designed to reach $10,000,\u201d a statement that gained traction from a 2019 YouTube video claiming he made the prediction in 2017. However, there\u2019s no confirmed source linking the quote directly to him.<\/p>\n

What\u00a0is\u00a0confirmed is Britto\u2019s original focus on utility over hype. In a 2013 internal memo, Britto wrote:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe value of XRP is probably less important than the spread. I expect most people and institutions using the ledger to ignore XRP altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Some users believe Britto\u2019s sudden reappearance could signal major developments ahead for XRP. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe network is waking up. And Britto doesn\u2019t post for nothing,\u201d wrote John Squire, highlighting the coincidence that Britto\u2019s return came as XRP hit 1.5 million transactions in 24 hours, the highest volume in four months.<\/p>\n

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So why does his return matter?<\/p>\n

Because this week, $XRP<\/a> just hit 1.5 million transactions in 24 hours \u2014 the highest in 4 months.<\/p>\n

The network is waking up.
And Britto doesn\u2019t post for nothing.<\/p>\n

\u2014 John Squire (@TheCryptoSquire) June 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

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