Overview
- Schwartz said he does not plan to return to Bitcoin development, replying "Not really" when asked if he would work on it again.
- He likened Bitcoin to the U.S. dollar and said protocol-level innovation matters little to its success at this stage.
- He cited Bitcoin’s coordinated 2010 rollback to counter claims that XRP Ledger’s early history uniquely reflects centralization.
- The exchange followed criticism of XRPL’s early "genesis reset," which Schwartz defended as involving no coordinated rollback.
- Coverage noted heavy online debate but little market impact, with Bitcoin steady and XRP near $1.38 at Bitcoinist’s press time.