Ripple CTO Emeritus Shares 2013 Email Clarifying XRP's Early Era

Cover image via U.Today Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by our writers are their own and do not represent the views of U.Today. The financial and market information provided on U.Today is intended for informational purposes only. U.Today is not liable for any financial losses incurred while trading cryptocurrencies. Conduct your own research by contacting financial experts before making any investment decisions. We believe that all content is accurate as of the date of publication, but certain offers mentioned may no longer be available. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz recounts a fun fact from XRP's history that reveals early interest in the cryptocurrency and its technology. In a tweet, Schwartz recalled the first email anyone had ever sent him that had the word "XRP" in it. The email was from Vinnie Falco asking for some XRP back in February 2013. Advertisement "Fun fact: The first email anyone ever sent me that had the word 'XRP' in it was from Vinnie Falco asking for some back in February of 2013," Schwartz said, sharing a screenshot of the said email. Fun fact: The first email anyone ever sent me that had the word "XRP" in it was from @FalcoVinnie asking for some back in February of 2013. pic.twitter.com/XZqGnsqLHp — David 'JoelKatz' Schwartz (@JoelKatz) March 18, 2026 The email had the subject "XRP please" and further reads: "Joel, Hey Buddy, this is Vinnie from the Bitcoin Talk forum. Ive decided to make a Ripple account so i can fully investigate the potential of the technology. Can you please float me some XRPs?" Advertisement This fun fact shared drew the attention of the XRP community. The subject of the email caught the attention of Vet, an XRP Ledger validator, describing it as "Best email subject.XRP Please." HOT Stories XRP Sees 160% Tilt in Bull Bias Among Hyperliquid's Biggest Whales, Ethereum Open Interest Hits 'High-Risk' Levels, Bitcoin Decouples From Gold In 2022 Style: Morning Crypto Report XRP Officially Recognized as Non-Security in New SEC Guidance Vinnie Falco had been a participant in the Bitcoin Talk forum as well as being Ripple CTO Emeritus. You Might Also Like Thu, 03/05/2026 - 14:17 Ripple CTO Emeritus Shares Candid Truth about XRP and Crypto Market By Tomiwabold Olajide Advertisement A community member had asked the Ripple CTO Emeritus if he had sent him some. Schwartz responded that the inventor of Google autocomplete, Alex Kravets, sent him XRP instead. The discovery of the potential of the XRP Ledger technology led Vinnie Falcon to join Ripple. Falco was part of the team that developed and published Beast, the HTTP and WebSocket library written in C++ and used in Ripple. XRP Ledger history In early 2011, three developers, David Schwartz, Jed McCaleb and Arthur Britto were fascinated with Bitcoin but observed the waste inherent in mining. Then they set out to create a better version that improved upon its limitations with the goal of creating a digital asset that was more sustainable and built specifically for payments. You Might Also Like Sun, 03/08/2026 - 07:18 XRP Ledger Plans to Become Native DeFi Lending Powerhouse By Alex Dovbnya The trio of developers continued the work to build a distributed ledger that improved upon these fundamental limitations of Bitcoin, originally naming the code Ripple, with XRP Ledger later launching in June 2012. #Ripple News #XRP #XRP Ledger