{"id":8370,"date":"2025-11-17T19:13:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/ripple-exec-addresses-tax-issue-on-xrp-ledger-where-does-it-go\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T19:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T19:13:05","slug":"ripple-exec-addresses-tax-issue-on-xrp-ledger-where-does-it-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/ripple-exec-addresses-tax-issue-on-xrp-ledger-where-does-it-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Exec Addresses Tax Issue On XRP Ledger, Where Does It Go?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A debate over the XRP Ledger\u2019s (XRPL) economy model has ignited after Ripple\u2019s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz<\/a>, directly addressed questions about taxation on the blockchain. Critics have suggested that if XRP holders do not earn from the ecosystem, someone must be collecting a tax. Schwartz\u2019s response challenges this assumption, framing the XRP Ledger as a public utility rather than a profit-generating mechanism for token holders. The debate has since sparked broader conversations about real-world use cases<\/a>, passive income expectations, and the underlying purpose of the XRPL blockchain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ripple CTO Says No Tax On The XRP Ledger\u00a0<\/h2>\n

In a post on X social media, Schwartz transaction fees and reserves exist solely as anti-spam measures, not as a mechanism for wealth extraction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ripple CTO emphasized that ownership of XRP does not give anyone the right to collect fees or profits from the ledger itself. He drew a comparison to Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs), stablecoins, and NFTs. These features work without XRP holders needing to profit from the system\u2019s operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schwartz’s remarks on taxes on the XRPL blockchain come after Matthew Sigel<\/a>, head of digital asset research at VanEck, raised<\/a> questions about who benefits if XRP holders do not earn anything from the ecosystem and the protocol itself does not generate value. In response, other members of the community, including XRPL dUNL validator Vet, emphasized<\/a> that the absence of a tax encourages developers and users to focus on building meaningful, functional use cases rather than relying on passive income.\u00a0<\/p>\n

XRP\u2019s Utility Outweighs Tax Considerations<\/h2>\n

The XRPL tax debate between Schwartz and Sigel also intersected with discussions about the blockchain\u2019s real-world applications. In a much earlier post, Sigel questioned the blockchain\u2019s relevance<\/a>, subtly hinting that its supporters overstate its functionality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In response, an XRP community member pointed to<\/a> the recent collaboration<\/a> between Ondo Finance, Ripple, and BlackRock, in which the XRP Ledger will be utilized for stablecoin issuance, minting, Treasury asset redemption, and liquidity enhancement in financial markets. While Sigel acknowledged<\/a> the innovative initiative, he reiterated that these applications do not directly generate revenue for XRP token holders, highlighting a gap between network activity and personal gain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Schwartz responded<\/a> by explaining that the value of XRPL<\/a> stems from enabling financial independence and reducing reliance on intermediaries, rather than providing passive income. He added that focusing on tax collection as a measure of success can overshadow the blockchain\u2019s purpose of promoting open access and meaningful innovation.<\/p>\n

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A debate over the XRP Ledger\u2019s (XRPL) economy model has ignited after Ripple\u2019s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, directly addressed questions about taxation on the blockchain. Critics have suggested that if XRP holders do not earn from the ecosystem, someone must be collecting a tax. Schwartz\u2019s response challenges this assumption, framing the XRP Ledger…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[122,3058,4042,4043,1279,2951,1342,44,746,40,572,46,47,2095,4044,48,49],"class_list":["post-8370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xrp-news","tag-blackrock","tag-david-schwartz","tag-decentralized-exchanges","tag-dexs","tag-matthew-sigel","tag-nfts","tag-ondo-finance","tag-ripple","tag-stablecoin","tag-xrp","tag-xrp-ledger","tag-xrp-news","tag-xrp-price","tag-xrpl","tag-xrpl-dunl-validator-vet","tag-xrpusd","tag-xrpusdt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinsvalue.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}