Schwartz’s comments come on the back of circulating concerns that another innovative product from Ripple might be sidelining XRP. David Schwartz, the CTO of Ripple, recently dismissed circulating rumors that the newly-launched Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) platform from Ripple would not use XRP. Schwartz confirmed that the platform could interact with XRP. A report The post Ripple CTO Dispels Rumors, Confirms Ripple’s CBDC Platform Can Use XRP first appeared on The Crypto Basic .