After missing in action for 14 years, crypto’s Arthur Britto has spoken. The evasive co-founder of Ripple, the crypto payment solution formerly known as OpenCoin, made his first post on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) on June 24, 2025, sending speculations amongst the traders to see what he plans for the future of Ripple, powered by it’s cryptocurrency, XRP.
The co-architect of XRP has been lying low for decades, avoiding public appearances. A long-awaited return? Or simply a fleeting glimpse into the mind of crypto’s most elusive architect? This anonymity created a curiosity in people to identify the mastermind’s next move, calling him the next Satoshi Nakamoto: the anonymous creator of Blockchain.
Britto, before his entry into crypto in 2012, was engaged in video game design. creating Ripple and the XRP ledger, alongside his fellow engineers, David Schwartz and Jed McCaleb, but he remained anonymous. The Block (crypto news site), in 2019, reported that Britto is exceptionally private and introverted. No interviews, no staged appearances. Just pure, quiet brilliance shaping the future of digital assets.
However, his recent activities on X have fueled rumors about what this could mean for Ripple and XRP value.
The reappearance of Arthur Britto after 14 years has set off a frenzy within the XRP community; however, the analysts and traders are yet to decipher what this could mean for the crypto world.
