Block Stars with David Schwartz

Oct 30 2024 25 ep. 34 mins 125
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Block Stars is a Ripple-produced podcast that shines the spotlight on some of today’s most innovative and impactful thinkers in blockchain from around the world.

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Enhancing Interoperability with Axelar Bridge

Oct 30 2024 16 mins  
Welcome to a special live episode of Block Stars! In this episode, recorded on stage at one of the biggest blockchain events of the year, our host David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple, is joined by the CTO of Axelar, Georgios Vlachos. Together, they dive into the future of blockchain interoperability and how Axelar is playing a critical role in connecting blockchain ecosystems.What to Exp

Exploring Ripple's New Stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD)

Aug 05 2024 23 mins  
Welcome to another exciting episode of Block Stars! In this special edition, we shed light on Ripple’s latest innovation - an all-new stablecoin which will be issued on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blockchains. Join our host, David Schwartz, as he engages in an insightful discussion with Ripple President Monica Long on RLUSD use cases, advantages, integrations and more.What to Exp

Looking Ahead to XRP Ledger Apex 2024

May 31 2024 27 mins  
Welcome to another exciting episode of Block Stars! In this special edition, we are thrilled to spotlight the upcoming XRP Ledger Apex 2024 – the official global community summit that unites developers, innovators, businesses, and investors for an exciting three-day celebration of blockchain technology and the incredible world of the XRP Ledger. Join our host, David Schwartz, as

Blockchain and Crypto Security

Feb 20 2024 56 mins  
In the latest episode of Block Stars, David Schwartz, Ripple CTO, teams up with leading experts Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs at TRM Labs and Ronghui Gu, Co-Founder of CertiK to unravel the complexities of blockchain security. - Explore the evolution of blockchain security over the past decade, highlighting XRPL's stability and the opportunities and risk

Blockchain Horizons: 2024 Predictions

Dec 22 2023 29 mins  
In the final episode of Block Stars for 2023, David Schwartz, Ripple CTO, teams up with Red, a leading analyst at Messari, to uncover what lays ahead in 2024 for blockchain.- AI and Blockchain: Join us for an exploration into the transformative convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and blockchain- RWA Tokenization: Uncover the potential of Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization,

Programmability: XRPL EVM Sidechain

Dec 08 2023 43 mins  
In this episode of Block Stars, David Schwartz, Ripple CTO, explores the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible XRP Ledger sidechain with special guests Ferran Prat, CEO at Peersyst and Adria Carrera, CTO at Peersyst.The episode explores:- The capabilities of the XRP Ledger EVM Sidechain and its role in bringing innovative applications to the XRP Ledger community.- Interoperabil

Building with Confidence on the XRP Ledger: XRP is Not a Security

Oct 25 2023 39 mins  
The groundbreaking July 2023 ruling from the SEC and XRP lawsuit found that XRP is not in and of itself a security. XRP's status as a non-security in the US and other jurisdictions provides a solid foundation of clarity for developers looking to establish and grow a blockchain-based business. This outcome further enables blockchain developers to build with confidence on the XRP Led

Building Communities in Web3

Aug 15 2023 39 mins  
Developer communities drive innovation, collaboration and adoption within the blockchain and crypto space. But why are thriving developer communities so important in web3, and how do they foster further learning and development?This episode of Block Stars with David Schwartz features special guest speakers from the XRP Ledger Foundation and XRPL Commons to discuss:The significant i

Tokenizing Real-World Assets

Jun 30 2023 42 mins  
The tokenization of real-world assets (or RWAs) is one of—if not the—most enduring use cases for crypto and blockchain. According to recent reports, Boston Consulting Group puts the total estimated value of the tokenized RWA market at upwards of $16T by 2030. But since essentially anything can be tokenized, when we talk about tokenizing RWAs, we’re talking about boiling the o

Demystifying Decentralized Identity

Jun 08 2023 34 mins  
The latest episode of Block Stars with David Schwartz features special guest speakers from Heirloom, Fractal.ID, Ripple, and The & Company to demystify decentralized identity (DiD). David and guests dig into the follow topics in this episode:- What is decentralized identity?- Decentralized identity solutions and use cases in the real world- DiD projects and specs developers are