On Friday (October 21), Cryptographer and software program engineer Nik Bougalis, who’s presently Director of Engineering at Ripple, introduced that he’s leaving the Californian FinTech agency in a number of weeks.
Bougalis, who has been engaged on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for round 10 years, took to Twitter to say:
“My decade-long journey at @Ripple has been a incredible (if exhausting and all-consuming) one. I started working on a undertaking that I really like, in direction of a aim I consider in. However that journey might be coming to an finish in a number of weeks. I’m grateful to have had the chance to work alongside and study from @JoelKatz, Arthur Britto, my teammates on the C++ crew (previous and current) and so many others at Ripple. The camaraderie and esprit de corps of the C++ crew is what I’ll miss essentially the most.
“And what of the #XRPL? Its long-term well being and success isn’t predicated on anyone particular person. I’m assured that it is going to be simply high-quality, because of gifted and passionate people who contribute and take part, every in their very own approach. Leaving Ripple wasn’t a straightforward determination, however it’s the proper one for me. To my fellow Ripplers: I want you unbridled success.
“As for what’s subsequent? I’ll speak about it when it’s time, however I’m NOT becoming a member of one other blockchain undertaking/firm, nor am I doing NFTs or DeFi.“
As for what he’s going to do subsequent, primarily based on what he says on his personal website and on GitHub, it appears believable that he is likely to be forming a startup that develops “cryptographic options to be used within the blockchain house.”
With regard to the response from his current and former colleagues at Ripple, listed here are a number of of the individuals who have thus far thanked Bougalis for his unbelievable work:
The XRP group owes Nik Bougalis an enormous debt of gratitude, and it appears clear that within the days to return, as extra individuals discover out about his determination to depart Ripple, we’re certain to see many XRP HODLers additionally thank him and want him good well being and success in all his future endeavours.
