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Ripple’s Schwartz Slams Fee Metric as 100x XRP Fee Hike Is Floated

Bitcoin.com News·October 5, 2026·1 min read
Ripple’s Schwartz Slams Fee Metric as 100x XRP Fee Hike Is Floated

Ripple's David Schwartz slammed blockchain fee revenue as a poor performance metric, responding to a suggestion to raise XRP Ledger fees 100x. He described transaction charges as friction the chain failed to remove and questioned whose interests the metric serves. The debate centers on whether higher fees benefit users or validators.

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