Oh, the drama! Just when you thought crypto couldn’t get any more scandalous, Ripple and Stellar find themselves tangled in a 2014 email feud involving Jeffrey Epstein. David Schwartz, the CTO who’s probably more confused than a koala in a tornado, insists there’s no “direct link” between the crypto giants and the disgraced financier. But hey, if a screenshot circulating on X suggests otherwise, who are we to question the wisdom of a man who once funded a “non-profit” to teach people how to save money… at Walmart?
Schwartz Reacts to Epstein Docs: ‘I’m Not a Conspiracy Theorist, But…’
The plot thickens! A mysterious email chain, allegedly sent by Blockstream’s Austin Hill to Epstein himself, accuses Ripple and Stellar supporters of being “enemies” in the “bitcoin ecosystem.” Schwartz, ever the diplomat, says this is just “tribal politics” and urges everyone to “stop acting like a bunch of crypto teenagers arguing over whose coin is cooler.” But let’s be real-this is the kind of drama that makes The Office look like a documentary.
“I don’t know of any connections between Epstein and Ripple,” Schwartz quips, “but I also don’t know why the sky is blue. Maybe it’s because of the crypto gods?” He later adds that while Epstein might have had “indirect ties” to Bitcoin folks, “that’s probably true of anyone who’s ever owned a yacht.”
Schwartz’s initial post? A masterclass in sarcasm. “I hate to be a conspiracy theorist,” he writes, “but I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just the tip of a giant iceberg… which is also a metaphor for my life.” Meanwhile, the email itself paints Hill as the crypto world’s version of a grumpy old man, complaining that investors “backed two horses in the same race.” Spoiler: Neither horse was a winner.
And let’s not forget the eternal debate: non-profits. Schwartz admits he opposed Ripple and Stellar’s nonprofit status, calling it “dishonest” and “borderline illegal.” But hey, if Walmart can do it, why not a crypto project? “It’s like a charity that only helps people buy Walmart products!”
At press time, XRP was trading at $1.64. A fortune, or just enough to buy a sandwich. Either way, the real story here is that Epstein’s emails are now the new crypto conspiracy theory. And if that’s not a sign of the apocalypse, I don’t know what is.
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