{"id":26882,"date":"2026-02-25T15:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/?p=26882"},"modified":"2026-02-25T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:55:38","slug":"ripple-xrp-centralization-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investx.fr\/en\/crypto-news\/ripple-xrp-centralization-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple centralization Claims: XRP Ledger controversy explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Historic “Glitch” Transformed into Proof of Strength<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The debate was reignited by critics pointing to the early days of the XRP<\/a> Ledger (XRPL)<\/strong>. The detractors’ argument rests on a technical peculiarity: the ledger’s history doesn’t begin at block 1, but at block 32,570, following a bug that occurred during the first week of launch. For some Bitcoin<\/a> maximalists, this “missing history” is irrefutable proof of centralized and opaque management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Schwartz:
"The
#XRP<\/a> Ledger is decentralized. No one has legal control over it."

Yet people still call
$XRP<\/a> \u201ccentralized.\u201d
At this point, it\u2019s not confusion. It\u2019s willful ignorance.
pic.twitter.com\/WMBMQlC7iq<\/a><\/p>— XRP_Cro \ud83d\udd25 AI \/ Gaming \/ DePIN (@stedas) February 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>