Dispute over XRP’s origins reignites after former Ripple CTO claims the idea appeared before Bitcoin
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Ripple’s honorary CTO clarifies the origins of XRP, distinguishing the 2004 payment concept by Fugger from the launch of the XRP Ledger in 2012.
- Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz confirms a payments idea appeared 5 years before Bitcoin.
- Ryan Fugger’s 2004 design had no decentralized assets and also no native token.
- The XRP token and the XRP Ledger launched in 2012, three years after Bitcoin’s genesis block was created.
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Ripple’s honorary CTO clarifies the origins of XRP, distinguishing the 2004 payment concept by Fugger from the launch of the XRP Ledger in 2012.
- Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz confirms a payments idea appeared 5 years before Bitcoin.
- Ryan Fugger’s 2004 design had no decentralized assets and also no native token.
- The XRP token and the XRP Ledger launched in 2012, three years after Bitcoin’s genesis block was created.
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