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Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has pushed back against claims that a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) or a “gag order” governs his public comments about Ripple and XRP, disputing suggestions that he is prevented from speaking “truthfully” to the market.
The dispute followed renewed community criticism after Schwartz’s recent remarks on extreme XRP price targets. A community member alleged that Schwartz may be bound by an NDA that stops him from speaking accurately about Ripple or XRP.
Schwartz rejected that framing, saying no NDA forces him to mislead XRP holders publicly. He said, “I would never lie,” and denied that any post-departure agreement compels him to misrepresent information to the community.
Schwartz’s comments also fed into ongoing arguments about whether XRP could reach $10,000. He questioned the confidence behind such forecasts, arguing that current market behavior does not align with the level of certainty implied by a $10,000 target.
His argument was that if wealthy and rational investors believed there was even a 1% chance of XRP reaching $10,000 within ten years, they would be bidding XRP higher today. He asked, “Why aren’t they? Conspiracy?”
At the time of the recent posts, XRP was trading near $1.38, according to crypto.news, widening the gap between current pricing and the most extreme projections discussed in the community.
Schwartz also addressed criticism of a 2017 post about XRP price and liquidity. Some users have treated the earlier post as evidence that XRP was designed to reach a very high price.
According to crypto.news, Schwartz said the old post was about market mechanics rather than a promised price target. He said the discussion centered on liquidity needs, transaction size, and market depth.
He also said he considered deleting the post but chose not to, arguing that removing it could create confusion and remove useful context from the public record.
The renewed “gag order” debate comes amid other claims about Ripple NDAs and possible hidden government or banking arrangements tied to XRP. Schwartz said Ripple uses NDAs for normal business reasons rather than as evidence of secret XRP adoption plans.
Crypto.news reported that Schwartz remains one of the most active public voices in the XRP ecosystem even after stepping back from his day-to-day CTO role at the end of 2025.
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