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Paving the way for institutional-grade tokens on the XRP Ledger. Yesterday we launched $YELLOW on $XRP. The reaction was loud, so I want to address what happened, why we built it this way, and where we go from here. In July 2017, we raised funds from investors into a Parity multisig contract, the industry standard at the time. It was hacked, every dollar was drained, and the project was destroyed before launch. That experience taught me a lesson: security infrastructure matters just as much as the product. Most XRPL tokens launch from a single key. That works fine for memecoins: launch, burn the issuer key, move on. But institutions operate differently. They require multisig with signer keys stored in deep cold storage. Because current XRPL ecosystem tooling defaults to single signatures, deploying an institutional-grade asset required us to build directly on xrpl.js. Here is what we implemented: $YELLOW’s issuer account is secured by native XRPL multisig across hardware wallets. The LP is separate from the issuer, and that is also Multi-sig and then subsequently blackholed. The final signature was confirmed today. Coordination across distributed signers takes time, but the security trade-off is non-negotiable. We will open-source our entire multisig deployment toolkit so future teams can replicate this setup without the friction. Why build this on XRPL? On Ethereum, multisig, AMMs, and bridges rely on smart contracts that introduce exploit risk. On XRPL, these primitives are built directly into the L1 protocol layer. XRPL was designed for liquidity: native DEX order books, native AMMs, and built-in auto-bridging keep markets aligned. I know because I was one of the first Market Makers on XRPL since 2013. Now we just started actively making markets on the native DEX so XRPL stays synchronized with Ethereum pools like Uniswap, while keeping bridge exposure minimal to eliminate systemic risk. This is how Ripple originally intended for liquidity to work on the liquidity network they designed. Addressing the launch volatility: We seeded an initial $10k test pool, but the community arrived far faster than anticipated, driving sharp volatility. To stabilize trading conditions, I added 68,888 XRP and 436,245 YELLOW in liquidity today:xrpscan.com/tx/1BEC213110078… In hindsight, we should have engaged the community before deploying the test pool. Lesson learned: we hear you, and we’re building this in public. Ethereum Foundation provided the infrastructure, but ETH captured value because of what was built: Uniswap, MakerDAO, Aave, and tokenized funds like BlackRock's BUIDL. @Ripple gave us the infrastructure: XRP Ledger! Now it’s time to build the ecosystem that brings institutional capital onto the ledger. Follow the Yellow Brick Road 🟡

We have completed another audit of the XRPL EVM Sidechain and Axelar integration with @informalinc working with our partners @Peersyst and @axelar. Check out the blog here dev.to/ripplexdev/strengthen…

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To Brad Garlinghouse and David Schwartz: A message for your souls by the fireside.When you sit by the fireside of your homes in the evening, enveloped in the peace and warmth of your families, I look upon you and ask you to look into your souls. That sense of peace, that right to enjoy the harvest of a lifetime, belongs to us too.Some defend you by saying "you never forced anyone to buy @xrp ." But the truth is deeper: we didn't just buy an asset; we chose to fight the exact same war alongside you.For nearly a decade, we endured years of austerity, FUD, and a draining legal battle. And while @Ripple paid the attorney fees, that defense was morally and financially sustained by the life savings of our community. We shielded your backs with our financial lifeblood.Now that the time has come to gather the harvest, we face a bitter reality. You took the economic and technological potential of XRP—which is ours as much as it is yours—and you subdued it, devaluing it to feed the corporate framework of RLUSD and alternative enterprise structures. You secured your future while leaving ours out in the cold.If there is even a shred of humanity, loyalty, and spiritual respect left within you for this community, you cannot look away. Before GOD, the #XRPCommunity holds a sacred, rightful, and just claim to receive its due reward, and to see XRP at the true fair value it deserves ($15/$20+).Take every step necessary. Execute every market action required to restore dignity to our sacrifice. Do not allow your conscience to sit in the warmth of a fireplace built upon the silence and devaluation of those who believed in you when you were alone. History is watching you, and so is God. @DefendDark @RealAlexJones @Cobb_XRPL @Blockworks @Unchained_pod @bgarlinghouse @JoelKatz @xrp @MasonVersluis @digitalassetbuy @Steph_iscrypto @SMQKEDQG @BullrunnersHQ @crypto_king @MackAttackXRP @XRP_Productions @CryptoBull @CredibleCrypto @CryptoMichNL @mrnguyen007 @fabrizioscudu @Xrplogy @EdoFarinaXRP @Communitynewsx @CryptoDylNews @strivex_ @angell_denis @XRPLF @JohnEDeaton1 @evernorthxrp @EleanorTerrett @beyond_broke @CoinDesk @CryptoLawUS @WallStreetSilv @SBF_Alameda @WuBlockchain #XRPArmy 🛑💥