How David Schwartz and Jed McCaleb Worked Together at Ripple
Early collaboration and shared visionDavid Schwartz and Jed McCaleb united over a bold vision: to revolutionize global payments using blockchain, combining Schwartz’s cryptographic brilliance with McCaleb’s entrepreneurial drive to launch…
David Schwartz’s Predictions on the Next Generation of Smart Contracts
Evolution of smart contract technologySmart contracts have rapidly evolved from basic automated agreements to complex, interoperable systems poised to revolutionize industries—laying the groundwork for David Schwartz’s bold predictions about their…
How Developers Can Start Building with XRPL Hooks
Understanding XRPL HooksXRPL Hooks let developers embed smart contract-like logic directly into the XRP Ledger, enabling automated, trustless transaction rules without requiring external smart contract platforms or centralized intermediaries.Setting up…
How XRPL Hooks Support Tokenized Assets and Stablecoins
Overview of tokenized assets and stablecoins on XRPLThe XRP Ledger enables fast, cost-efficient tokenization of real-world assets and stablecoins, offering built-in decentralized exchange functionality and compliance-friendly features for seamless issuance,…
XRPL Hooks vs Cardano’s Plutus: A Comparison
Smart contract architecture and designXRPL Hooks offer lightweight, event-driven logic directly on ledger accounts, while Cardano’s Plutus enables full Turing-complete smart contracts using Haskell for complex, on-chain computation and secure…
Why David Schwartz Prioritizes Simplicity in Smart Contract Development
The pitfalls of complexity in smart contractsComplex smart contracts often hide subtle bugs, increase audit challenges, and invite costly exploits—complexity becomes a silent vulnerability that undermines trust and threatens the…