Ripple CTO’s 2.5M XRP Sale Creates Fresh Debate Over Insider Holdings

A fresh debate has broken out in the XRP community after Ripple CTO David Schwartz disclosed that he sold roughly 2.5 million XRP during 2025. Schwartz said most of the XRP he sold had been received in 2020 and 2023, adding that he paid approximately $1.7 million in capital gains taxes on the transactions. The