Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson recently speculated that actress Sydney Sweeney might hold XRP tokens. This joke followed a series of Times Square photos posted by former Ripple CTO David Schwartz that accidentally linked Sweeney's image with a new crypto-related listing.
How David Schwartz's Times Square selfies linked Sydney Sweeney to XRPN
The current speculation began when David Schwartz, the former Chief Technology Officer of Ripple , shared a series of photos from New York City. According to the report, Schwartz first posted a selfie in front of a massive billboard for "Novig," a sports-prediction application featuring Sydney Sweeney. A few hours later, Schwartz shared a second image from the same location, but this time the backdrop was a display for Evernorth's debut on the Nasdaq.
The second billboard prominently featured the ticker XRPN in bright green. Because the two photos were taken in the same spot and posted in quick succession, the cryptocurrency community—including Charles Hoskinson—began jokingly suggesting that the proximity of Sydney Sweeney's image to the XRPN ticker implied a deeper financial connection. Hoskinson used the incident to spark a light-hearted debate about whether the actress is an actual owner of Ripple's native token, XRP.
The 473 million XRP tokens behind the Evernorth Nasdaq debut
The billboard that caused the confusion was promoting the public launch of Evernorth,a treasury company linked to Ripple. As the report says, Evernorth began trading under the XRPN ticker on October 12, and the company subsequently rang the Nasdaq closing bell on October 14 to mark the event.
The financial scale of this listing is significant, with the initial public offering including approximately 473 million XRP tokens and roughly $300 million in cash proceeds.. These figures were visible in the images shared by David Schwartz, providing the concrete data that fueled the subsequent social media amplification by both supporters and skeptics of the XRP ecosystem.
From the July "SWEENEY" token hack to the "Just Sports" backlash
This latest episode is part of a broader, often volatile pattern of celebrity associations within the digital asset space. In July, Sydney Sweeney's X (formerly Twitter) account was compromised by hackers who promoted a fraudulent Solana-based meme coin called the "SWEENEY" token. While the actress regained control of her account quickly, the event highlighted how opportunistic developers use celebrity names to lure investors into counterfeit assets.
Further complicating her relationship with the industry was a September campaign for the "Just Sports" marketplace . The advertisement, which featured Sydney Sweeney in a provocative pose, drew criticism from female athletes who argued the campaign sexualized athleticism. This trend of high-visibility, controversial marketing often blends with crypto-speculation, creating a environment where market rumors can easily be mistaken for official endorsements.
The unconfirmed Google Play partnership between Ripple and Sydney Sweeney
Despite the jokes from Charles Hoskinson, a central question remains: is there any actual contractual link between the actress and the blockchain firm? In late July, rumors circulated that Ripple had hired Sydney Sweeney for a paid promotional partnership specifically targeting Google Play advertisements. However, the source notes that no formal announcement ever arrived to confirm these claims.
Because Ripple has not verified these reports, the "partnership" remains a matter of trader speculation rather than corporate fact. this lack of transparency allows the community to continue treating Sydney Sweeney as a proxy for Ripple's mainstream appeal, regardless of whether she has ever actually held an XRP token or signed a contract with the company.
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