Who is Arthur Britto, the Ripple ‘ghost’ who just broke 14 years of silence?

Arthur Britto, elusive co-creator of the XRP Ledger and co-founder of Ripple Labs, made the first-ever public post on his 14-year-old X account.

Arthur Britto, the mysterious co-founder of Ripple, made his first public post since helping create the blockchain-focused company in 2011.

Britto posted to X on Monday for the first time since creating the account in August 2011, sharing an emoji of a face without a mouth, which typically indicates speechlessness, but its meaning can vary.

Fellow Ripple co-founder David Schwartz confirmed on X that the post on Britto’s account “was not a hack or compromise.”

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