Crypto Holdings Slashed Dramatically: Ripple Former CTO David Schwartz Now Holds Only About 3 Million XRP, 1 BTC, and 6 ETH

Odaily reports that Ripple's former CTO David Schwartz has stated that, due to his low risk tolerance, he has sold nearly all of his cryptocurrency. His holdings dropped from approximately 26 million XRP, 1,500 BTC, and 40,000 ETH to about 3 million XRP, 1 BTC, and 6 ETH. David Schwartz stepped down as Ripple's Chief Technology Officer at the end of 2025. He previously led the core code development of the XRP Ledger and worked at Ripple for more than 13 years, including 7 years as CTO.