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Ripple CTO Admits He Faked Ozzy Osbourne Fan Q&A: “I Cheated”

2025-07-26 09:29:01

Main Idea

Ripple CTO David Schwartz admitted to faking a live fan Q&A with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, and meme coins surged following Osbourne's death.

Key Points

1. Ripple CTO David Schwartz admitted to faking a live fan Q&A with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, stating he used prepared material due to lack of fan questions for other band members.

2. Following Ozzy Osbourne's death, meme coins like The Mad Man (OZZY) surged over 16,800% in value.

3. Schwartz explained he typed Ozzy's answers himself due to poor connection quality and censored inappropriate language.

4. Ripple and the SEC recently settled a lawsuit, with Ripple facing a $125 million civil penalty.

5. XRP notional open interest reached an all-time high of $8.8 billion, surpassing the previous record of $8.3 billion.

Description

Ripple’s chief technology officer David Schwartz has admitted that he once faked a fan Q&A session with Ozzy Osbourne and the members of Black Sabbath. Key Takeaways: Ripple CTO David Schwartz admitted to faking a live fan Q&A with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Schwartz used pre-written questions and censored Osbourne’s profanity due to technical issues. Following Osbourne’s death, meme coins like The Mad Man (OZZY) surged over 16,800% in value. “I cheated,” Schwartz said in a post on X Thurs...

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