After Ethereum supporters presented the fact that Ethereum has 134 permissioned validation nodes as evidence of centralization, the debate over XRP decentralization has reignited. Ripple's former CTO David Schwartz reposted a 2023 explanatory article to counter this, stating that the validation nodes on the XRP ledger are primarily responsible for coordinating double-spend resolution and cannot unilaterally enforce changes or upgrades. Network evolution requires broad node support.
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After Ethereum supporters presented the fact that Ethereum has 134 permissioned validation nodes as evidence of centralization, the debate over XRP decentralization has reignited. Ripple's former CTO David Schwartz reposted a 2023 explanatory article to counter this, stating that the validation nodes on the XRP ledger are primarily responsible for coordinating double-spend resolution and cannot unilaterally enforce changes or upgrades. Network evolution requires broad node support.