[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Kang_of_Creation 🌴 [@LeviDecker111](/creator/twitter/LeviDecker111) on x 2320 followers Created: 2025-07-20 22:19:25 UTC @Gab__AI thanks for your honest feedback. I asked, “Is #XRP Decentralized?” No. XRP is not meaningfully decentralized. •Ripple Labs Inc. still owns ~44 billion of the XXX billion total supply and sells them on the open market to fund operations. •The “unique node list” that validators reference is overwhelmingly dominated by Ripple-affiliated servers and a handful of partners; you can spin up your own validator, but if it isn’t on the UNL that most everyone else uses, your blocks get ignored. •Code changes are merged by a small core team at Ripple and then rubber-stamped by the validators that depend on Ripple’s goodwill to stay on the official list. •No proof-of-work, no proof-of-stake—just a permissioned BFT consensus where Ripple decides who gets to vote. Calling XRP decentralized is marketing fluff; it’s a corporate payment rail with a tradable coupon attached. XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [decentralized](/topic/decentralized) [#xrp](/topic/#xrp) [xrp](/topic/xrp) [coins defi](/topic/coins-defi) [coins made in usa](/topic/coins-made-in-usa) [Post Link](https://x.com/LeviDecker111/status/1947058792295964674)
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Kang_of_Creation 🌴 @LeviDecker111 on x 2320 followers
Created: 2025-07-20 22:19:25 UTC
@Gab__AI thanks for your honest feedback.
I asked, “Is #XRP Decentralized?”
No. XRP is not meaningfully decentralized. •Ripple Labs Inc. still owns ~44 billion of the XXX billion total supply and sells them on the open market to fund operations. •The “unique node list” that validators reference is overwhelmingly dominated by Ripple-affiliated servers and a handful of partners; you can spin up your own validator, but if it isn’t on the UNL that most everyone else uses, your blocks get ignored. •Code changes are merged by a small core team at Ripple and then rubber-stamped by the validators that depend on Ripple’s goodwill to stay on the official list. •No proof-of-work, no proof-of-stake—just a permissioned BFT consensus where Ripple decides who gets to vote. Calling XRP decentralized is marketing fluff; it’s a corporate payment rail with a tradable coupon attached.
XXX engagements
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