Here’s How Much Ripple’s CTO XRP Holdings Would Be Worth If He Never Sold

Debates surrounding the XRP holdings of former Ripple Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, continue to emerge across the crypto market. New updates from an XRP researcher show just how many tokens Schwartz held and how much this would have been worth each year from 2012 to 2026 if he had never sold off his holdings.

For 2025 and 2026, the latest figures show that XRP traded at average prices of $1.84 and $1.40, respectively. These market rates would have kept the value of the former CTO’s total holdings between $36.4 million and $47.8 million during the last two years.

That specific sale earned him about $2.6 million at the time, but the market continued to fluctuate wildly afterward. On May 6, 2026, Schwartz noted on X that he “once had 26 million XRP” but now holds considerably less. 

Schwartz explained that he prefers to limit his financial risk even though many of his past investments have been highly successful. He also clarified that he does not have much of his original XRP stash left because he dislikes risk and prefers a more conservative investment approach.