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Why XRP Ledger Slowed Down: Ripple Ex-CTO Schwartz Details Core Flaws

Why XRP Ledger Slowed Down: Ripple Ex-CTO Schwartz Details Core Flaws

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A technical failure on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) network that slowed transaction processing has turned into an open analysis of the protocol's architecture. David Schwartz , former Chief Technology Officer of Ripple and co-creator of the system, publicly named the blockchain's vulnerable points highlighted by the incident. The problems began after the XRP Ledger Operations team recorded an anomaly: the network's ledgers started closing significantly slower than usual. While engineers searched for the cause of the delays, questions arose in the community about the reliability of the decentralized system.

Source: U.Today

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