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Ripple's David Schwartz to Return to Main Stage With XRPL Keynote at Swell 2026

  • —Schwartz speaks on Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. ET alongside RippleX engineering head Ayo Akinyele
  • —Swell 2026 merges the Swell, Apex and UBRI Connect forums, with about 1,500 attendees expected
  • —Speakers include former NYSE President Tom Farley, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and actor Matt Damon
  • —XRP closed Q3 up 46% near $1.53, with a market cap approaching $97 billion
Why it matters: Investors expect Schwartz to deliver concrete technical commitments for XRPL rather than forecasts, a key test of institutional confidence in the network.
Source: U.Today