Ripple executive: XRP needs to learn from Solana's execution speed and strategy in order to maintain its lead in the L1 competition.

According to Odaily Planet Daily, Luke Judges, Ripple's Global Head of Partnerships, stated that if XRP Ledger (XRPL) wants to maintain its advantage in the new round of Layer 1 competition, technical strength alone is insufficient. It urgently needs to learn from Solana in terms of execution speed, developer experience, and market strategy. He pointed out that Solana's appeal lies in its "practical engineering and rapid deployment," rather than the protocol design itself.

Judges, who previously managed over $30 million worth of validator nodes in the Solana ecosystem, believes that the success of L1 networks is often driven by "pragmatism and speed" rather than theoretical technological superiority. He emphasizes that XRPL has made progress in advancing smart contracts and improving programmability, but technological iteration must be coupled with a clear go-to-market strategy to truly translate into a competitive advantage.

Ripple CTO David Schwartz offered a different perspective. He stated that XRPL's core strengths lie in its reliability, stability, and institutional-grade performance, outperforming chains that prioritize extremely high throughput but suffer from poor stability. He believes XRPL's consistency and high availability are more suitable for real-world financial applications than "blindly pursuing speed."

Judges also emphasized the importance of developer tools, documentation, and onboarding processes, and pointed out that validator incentives and decentralization risks are key to the continued development of L1; the current decline in the number of validators in Solana serves as a warning for XRPL.

Overall, Judges believes XRPL's future strategy needs to focus on three points: improving the developer experience, accelerating technology deployment, and learning from the execution efficiency of competing blockchains while maintaining reliability. He emphasizes that this is not a rejection of XRPL, but rather a necessary adjustment to cope with future competitive cycles. (cointelegraph)