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Gamza Khanzadaev

Ex-Ripple CTO David Schwartz Rebuts Ethereum Claims XRP Ledger Is Centralized by 134 Validators

On Jan. 22, 2026, former Ripple CTO David Schwartz rejected circulating claims from some Ethereum supporters that the XRP Ledger is centralized because it operates with 134 permissioned validators. He reiterated an earlier explanation from September 2023, stressing that XRPL nodes independently verify transactions and ledger rules, while validators only help resolve conflicting valid transactions rather than control the network or enforce upgrades.
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