Update
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz Retires
Ripple's former CTO, David Schwartz, has retired from active development of the XRP Ledger. Schwartz, in a recent statement, highlighted the 'right time' to retire, citing the advancements in AI and cybersecurity. He has not completely left the game, as he continues to monitor and address issues within the XRP Ledger network, including a transaction queue bug that caused local load metrics to spike and led to fee spikes within the ledger.