Ripple CTO Emeritus: Only Way to Stop XRP Transactions is a Chain Halt

• Neither Ripple nor anyone else can block a valid transaction on the XRP Ledger.
• Funds in escrow are controlled by the protocol logic, not by any central approval process.
• The Devnet is set to reboot in early March as developers prep for protocol upgrades.

David Schwartz, Ripple’s former CTO, made it clear that once a transaction is valid on the XRP Ledger, neither Ripple nor anyone else can block it, thus addressing lingering worries about control and centralization on the network.

Schwartz spoke up after fresh chatter on social media raised questions about whether XRP payments could be censored or frozen.

Ripple CTO emeritus explained that the XRP Ledger runs on consensus rules so tight that even Ripple itself can’t stop a valid transaction from going through. He said the only time a transaction won’t go through is if it breaks the network’s validity conditio…

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