TechFlow news, November 19 — According to Thestreet, Ripple's CTO David Schwartz has proposed a new model involving staking. The discussion originated from a lengthy post by Ripple Senior Engineering Director J. Ayo Akinyele on X, exploring the possibility of adding staking functionality to the XRP Ledger. Currently, the XRP Ledger uses Proof-of-Authority (PoA) consensus, where validators reach agreement on XRP transactions every 3–5 seconds, while blockchains like Ethereum and Solana use Proof-of-Stake (PoS) protocols.
Akinyele stated that with the launch of the first XRP spot exchange-traded fund in the U.S., the ecosystem is entering a new phase. Introducing native staking requires addressing two major issues: the source of staking rewards and the method of fair distribution.
