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The post Ripple architect says XRPL can go underground if states attack appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has outlined how the XRP Ledger could respond if a state-level attack targeted validators, node operators or core network infrastructure. Summary David Schwartz said XRPL could adapt if state pressure targeted validators or network operators. The plan points to Tor, I2P and reserve nodes as possible tools during extreme attacks. The debate follows recent XRPL upgrade, validator and decentralization discussions across the ecosystem. Schwartz made the comments during a discussion about whether a blockchain can survive pressure from an authoritarian state. The question focused on what would happen if authorities started raiding nodes or forcing operators offline. I don’t think that would be very effective unless they could make it so that nobody was brave enough to run a validator. Operators would just be replaced. Validators could become anonymou

Ripple’s David Schwartz said XRPL could use Tor, I2P and reserve validators if state attacks forced the network to protect consensus.

The post ‘XRP to Tor’: Ripple Chief Architect Unveils ‘Doomsday’ Plan to Resist Authoritarian Takeovers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The blockchain industry has long debated whether any network can survive a direct attack from a powerful authoritarian state. During a renewed discussion, Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz finally addressed this question for XRP, saying that XRP Ledger (XRPL) is ready to completely rewrite its “DNA” and go underground technologically, but not submit to external pressure. Against the backdrop of news about sanctions evasion and attempts by authoritarian regimes to interfere with distributed ledgers, users asked Schwartz a direct question: what happens if nodes start being physically raided? Why dictators are powerless against XRPL The crypto industry veteran’s answer was cold-blooded as Schwartz admitted that intelligence services are capable of causing local and short-term disruptions, but long-term control over the network is impossible. XLM Sho