Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz just clapped back hard at a recurring FUD targeting their company's ripple:native escrow model.🚨 In 2017, Ripple locked 55 billion XRP into escrow on the XRPL via protocol-level smart contracts. The Plan?🤔 Release up to 1 billion coins per month for predictable supply management. Today, over 32 billion XRP remain locked, with a circulating supply of around 67.5 billion. What Critics Say👀 Critics claim this setup lets Ripple "dump" tokens on a zero-cost basis to fund operations, hurting regular holders. Schwartz's Defense🛡️ Schwartz pushed back strongly, noting that Ripple operates like any other market participant. He said it doesn't dilute the coin's supply, as the coins were already created and are part of the total supply. He drew a parallel to Bitcoin holders and MicroStrategy, arguing no special conflict exists. He also highlighted XRP's built-in deflationary design. Every transaction burns a tiny amount of XRP, and the total supply can never increase. No surprise inflation, just transparency and predictability. The exchange reveals deeper debates on corporate treasury strategy versus pure decentralization, but Schwartz makes a compelling case that the model has been market-priced from day one.