Block Stars with David Schwartz Podcast
1) Block Stars: Blockchain and DeFi Trends in 2025
In this special 2025 blockchain trends and predictions episode of Block Stars, Ripple CTO David Schwartz sits down with Markus Infanger, SVP of RippleX, to unpack what’s ahead for blockchain, DeFi, an...Show More
2) Block Stars: Intersection of Blockchain and AI
In this special episode of Block Stars, join David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple, and Dimitri Restaino, Senior Solutions Architect at AWS, as they explore the exciting convergence of Blockchain and Artifici...Show More
3) Enhancing Interoperability with Axelar Bridge
Welcome to a special live episode of Block Stars! In this episode, recorded on stage at one of the biggest blockchain events of the year, our host David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple, is joined by the CTO o...Show More
4) Exploring Ripple's New Stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD)
Welcome to another exciting episode of Block Stars! In this special edition, we shed light on Ripple’s latest innovation - an all-new stablecoin which will be issued on the XRP Ledger and Ethereum blo...Show More
5) Looking Ahead to XRP Ledger Apex 2024
Welcome to another exciting episode of Block Stars! In this special edition, we are thrilled to spotlight the upcoming XRP Ledger Apex 2024 – the official global community summit that unites developer...Show More
6) Blockchain and Crypto Security
In the latest episode of Block Stars, David Schwartz, Ripple CTO, teams up with leading experts Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs at TRM Labs and Ronghui Gu, Co-Founder of Cert...Show More
7) Building with Confidence on the XRP Ledger: XRP is Not a Security
The groundbreaking July 2023 ruling from the SEC and XRP lawsuit found that XRP is not in and of itself a security. XRP's status as a non-security in the US and other jurisdictions provides a sol...Show More
8) Building Communities in Web3
Developer communities drive innovation, collaboration and adoption within the blockchain and crypto space. But why are thriving developer communities so important in web3, and how do they foster furth...Show More
9) Tokenizing Real-World Assets
The tokenization of real-world assets (or RWAs) is one of—if not the—most enduring use cases for crypto and blockchain. According to recent reports, Boston Consulting Group puts the total estimated va...Show More
10) Demystifying Decentralized Identity
The latest episode of Block Stars with David Schwartz features special guest speakers from Heirloom, Fractal.ID, Ripple, and The & Company to demystify decentralized identity (DiD). David and guests d...Show More