Crypto Icons Ripple Execs Join Mount Rushmore

Ripple Executives Considered for Crypto Mount Rushmore

• John Deaton, a pro-XRP lawyer, suggests Ripple’s Jed McCaleb and David Schwartz for Crypto Mount Rushmore.
• Satoshi Nakamoto and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin are also included in Deaton’s list.
• McCaleb is recognized for creating XRP and the XRP Ledger; he later founded Stellar (XLM).
• Schwartz is noted for his work on the XRP Ledger and an early blockchain-related patent.
• Deaton proposes separate Mount Rushmores for Bitcoin pioneers and broader crypto innovators.

John Deaton has proposed Ripple executives Jed McCaleb and David Schwartz as candidates for a hypothetical Crypto Mount Rushmore, alongside notable figures like Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin. He suggests separating Bitcoin pioneers from other crypto innovators in this recognition.