David Schwartz Just Stunned XRP Army With This Cryptic Post
David Schwartz, Ripple CTO Emeritus, recently posted a message on X styled as a captain’s address to airplane passengers. It caught the attention of the XRP army immediately, as many treated it as something with a deeper meaning.
Schwartz’s Post
Schwartz opened with: “Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking.” He went on to acknowledge a bad landing, writing that “we really screwed up that landing so badly, but we’re going to go around and give it another try.” He closed with a request for passengers to give their seatbelts “an extra tug.”
The post was a response to a video of a double tail strike, which is generally considered a serious landing incident. Schwartz recently sent an open letter to the XRP army calling out those who often reply to unrelated posts with comments about crypto and XRP. No explicit mention of XRP or Ripple appeared anywhere in the post. The community made that connection.
Ladies and gentlemen this is your captain speaking. We're sorry we screwed up that landing so badly, but we're going to go around and give it another try. I know we always tell you to make sure your seat belts are fastened, but please, just this once maybe give them an extra tug.
The Community Responds
Replies came fast.
The replies stayed mostly light in tone, but the volume reflected how closely the XRP community watches Schwartz’s public statements.
XRP’s Rough Stretch
The post lands against a difficult price backdrop. XRP shed 18% in October, then continued lower after the November 3 midterm elections. The token dipped below $1.20 on November 6, its lowest level since August, following a 9% drop in a single day.
By November 9, XRP sat at $1.10, down nearly 11% over 7 days. It has fallen further, and now trades at $0.9940. With XRP below the $1 mark, many market participants may be looking for a sign from Ripple that things will turn around soon.
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