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Causing a Ripple: An interview with the controversial developer putting personal files on the XRP ledger
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Quick Take
- The Block spoke to the anonymous developer who has triggered a mass backlash this week by launching a file storage app on the XRP ledger
- Ripple was not designed for censorship-resistant file storage but is technically a viable platform for it; sparking fears that the blockchain could be crippled by an overload or that illegal files could be uploaded onto it
- The developer, who calls themselves a blockchain “novice,” explains their intentions and the possibility of scrapping the app amid the pressure
Blockchains, notoriously, have a plethora of use cases. But this week, an anonymous developer who launched a file storage app on the prolific Ripple ledger faced a backlash for what the community says is a use-case too far. Ripple community members have argued online that file storage is not appropriate for Ripple’s ledger; or indeed […]
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