
Revisiting Ripple: New Stablecoin, Airdrops, Network Attacks, and The SEC Case
About this episode
David Schwartz is the CTO of Ripple, a Layer 1 blockchain that has been an established name in the cryptocurrency industry since 2012. Ripple is the platform behind XRP, one of the original cryptocurrencies, which currently ranks eighth in market capitalization at $30 billion. Known for its numerous legal battles with the SEC, Ripple has also recently announced the launch of a new stablecoin. In this podcast, we will explore all of the latest developments and more, starting with the founding story of Ripple.
0:00 Intro
1:04 Founding Story of Ripple
5:20 RippleNet
8:05 XRP Tokenomics and Incentive Model
12:56 Bad Actors
15:11 Network Attacks
17:55 XRP Distribution
26:45 Use Cases
39:25 Ripple Stablecoin
48:18 DeFi On XRP Ledger
53:33 Smart Contracts
57:56 SEC Case
1:05:30 Ripple in the Future
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