
Kaboom88
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@Tom_Toman @InvestWithD I fully recognize that crypto may be a once-in-a-generation chance to get rich that we have not missed yet and that may mean that I miss a lot of it. I'm okay with that and hope my Ripple stock gives me enough exposure. I sleep better at night that way.


As happens in one’s life, I’ve been taking stock of my last 40 years. It’s been a wild ride. I’ve gone from consulting for the NSA to watching the early stages of Bitcoin. Then, I met Arthur, Jed, and Chris and worked on coding the XRP Ledger. Now, I’ve spent more than 13 years at Ripple. I can’t begin to explain the depth of my gratitude to this company, the people who work here, and the community that surrounds XRPL. It’s been one of the greatest honors and experiences of my life, second only to my amazing family. The time has come for me to step back from my day-to-day duties as Ripple CTO at the end of this year. I’m 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’m not going away from the XRP community. You haven’t seen the last of me (now, or ever). The last few months I’ve been tinkering on the side – spinning up my own XRPL node and publishing its output data, researching other use cases for XRP (besides what Ripple is focused on), and more. I truly enjoy this part — getting my hands dirty, talking to builders, coding for the pure love of it — and I’m really excited to get back to that. More to come on this very soon, I’m sure. But back to gratitude — to Brad and Monica — leaders who have been here nearly as long as I have, and are the very soul of Ripple itself. To Chris, who took a huge leap of faith and never wavered. To Arthur, who had the big ideas every time we needed them. To the RippleX team, ledger developers, community members, builders, and everyone else — it’s been an honor being in the trenches with you all. Thank you for everything you have done for the XRPL. I have total confidence in the next generation of leaders and builders – including Dennis Jarosch (Ripple’s SVP of Engineering) – and far too many others to name in the XRP community who will carry the torch. I’ll still be in and out of the Ripple office as CTO Emeritus, and as my last task at Ripple, Chris asked me to join Ripple's Board of Directors to continue supporting the company’s mission and long-term vision...and I accept! I look forward to seeing the rest of you at XRP community events around the world. – JoelKatz










Big News! 📣 @Ripple is now contributing high-confidence DPRK threat data through Crypto ISAC helping security teams move from awareness to action. The reality is North Korean threat actors aren’t just attacking crypto, they’re infiltrating it. The latest wave of attacks is shifting away from traditional exploits and toward something harder to detect: trusted access gained through social engineering, recruitment, and long-term deception. In our new blog with Ripple, we break down: - How these campaigns operate “from the inside out” - Why traditional indicators aren’t enough to catch them - And how shared, enriched threat intelligence is changing the equation Because in this environment, no single company can see the full picture alone. Read more 👇 cryptoisac.org/news-member-co… #CryptoSecurity #ThreatIntelligence #DPRK #Cybersecurity #DigitalAssets #CryptoISAC







🚨Ripple’s JoelKatz CONFIRMS He Has NO NDA Forcing Him To Lie — Says If XRP Were To Reach $10,000, Rich Investors Would’ve Pushed It To $20 Already 😳🔥 Ripple ex-CTO @JoelKatz just DENIES claims that he is only saying this because of some NDA after leaving @Ripple. 👀 @JoelKatz CLAIMS he would rather say NOTHING or avoid the question completely than give an answer he DOESN'T BELIEVE is truthful and accurate. ⚠️ If wealthy, rational investors truly believed $XRP had a SMALL chance of reaching $10,000 in the future… They would already be buying aggressively and pushing the price MUCH higher today, at least $20 as of now. 🤯🫣 And right now, @JoelKatz is saying the market is NOT pricing a $XRP $10K outcome. ❌ This is one of the MOST DIRECT reality checks we’ve seen from inside @Ripple itself. 😳















