- Dev Null Productions leaves the XRP ecosystem, citing problems with the XRPL Foundation and Ripple’s leadership.
- Decisions impacted by the XRP community and token value due to alleged betrayal and poor management.
Dev Null Productions, a key member in the XRP ecosystem for more than five years, has made the decision to step away from the project, expressing long-standing concerns about the network’s direction and leadership.
Their broad involvement demonstrated their dedication to expanding XRP’s presence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, ranging from major technical contributions to the XRPL’s fundamental infrastructure to community-building initiatives like the NYC/XRP meetup.
#XRPCommunity, another major ecosystem contributor is leaving $XRP and XRPL.
Dev Null Productions has been around for a long time in the ecosystem and was an active contributor.
It is sad what's happening to the community. From problems with AMMs, to the legal battle with SEC,…
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Disapproval of Ripple Management and Leadership
Their main reason is because they are dissatisfied with the leadership of the XRPL Foundation and Ripple, whom they believe put their personal interests over the well-being of the community at large.
Executives at Ripple who sold off their XRP holdings sparked a lot of controversy because it was thought to be a betrayal of the community’s trust and a devaluation of the coin. Even though the SEC gave these executives legal clearance, the incident permanently damaged their dedication to XRP’s success.
Dev Null Productions also criticized the XRPL Foundation for allegedly being poorly run and not being in line with the community’s goals.
They emphasized problems that, in their opinion, have compromised the Foundation’s integrity and effectiveness, such as financial misallocation, an excessive focus on individual projects at the expense of group objectives, and a general lack of transparency. For a deeper dive into these developments, a detailed explanation is available in this YouTube video.
A Strategic Turn to Emerging Technologies
Dev Null Productions added to their complaints by criticizing XRP’s lackluster market performance and the unfulfilled hopes that its acceptance by financial institutions would increase its worth.
This disillusionment and a calculated turn toward expanding opportunities in 3D and game development further support their decision to leave the XRP space.
Although Dev Null Productions will no longer be actively involved in XRP-related activities, they still intend to promote their Block Trac product and explore the worlds of 3D technology and games.
Also, in a previous report by ETHNews, Coreum co-founder Bob Ras sparked a lively Twitter conversation about Ripple’s impact on innovation within the XRP Ledger (XRPL) ecosystem by highlighting the complexities and nuances of Ripple’s role in determining the platform’s future.
Meanwhile, the XRP price had fallen by 4.15% in the last 24 hours, dropping to $0.6202, as of the writing. But, this represents an increase of 4.28% over the past 7 days.