Ripple CTO Admits They Miss Tron Founder Justin Sun

Ripple CTO David Schwartz has admitted that the company misses its former employee, Justin Sun.

In the early years of his journey in the blockchain industry, Tron founder Justin Sun worked at Ripple, even landing a role at the company ahead of now-Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin.

Justin Sun recently shared that little-known story with his audience, attracting a response from Ripple’s chief technology officer (CTO) David Schwartz.

In his reply, Schwartz affirmed that the company misses Justin Sun, adding that the Tron founder could have achieved so much at Ripple if he stayed. Notably, the latter part of Schwartz’s comments could be geared toward sarcasm, indicating that Justin Sun has achieved a lot since leaving Ripple.

Justin Sun’s project, Tron Network, is already one of the largest-ranked blockchains by market cap and is also among the most widely used. Tron is valued at $10.7 billion and has always been in and around the top ten cryptocurrencies.

We miss you. Imagine the great things you could have accomplished if you had stayed. 😉

— David “JoelKatz” Schwartz (@JoelKatz) February 8, 2024

Meanwhile, the Tron founder also paid homage to his former colleague. He relished the opportunity to potentially “achieve great things in the future.” Admittedly, there is no indication of any ongoing synergy between Ripple and the Tron project at this time.

Tron Remains Top Destination for Blockchain Users

The recent exchange between the Tron founder and Ripple’s CTO provides a reminder of the impact that the former has made in the nearly one decade since he left Ripple. Justin Sun’s Tron network handles a significant portion of the global stablecoin users, around 40%, as reported in October.

Additionally, Tron is the second-largest blockchain for DeFi capital, with $8.25 billion worth of assets locked across protocols on the network. Tron’s native token, TRX, trades at $0.12 at the time of writing, having gained 7% in the past week.

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