There is spam concern because there are transactional limits to everything. If there is no spam prevention, anyone can attack the network with say 100,000 false transactions and grind the network to a halt.
Okay, then use a cryptocurrency to prevent spam. In fact, you could use Bitcoin. The way to prevent spam is simple, which is attach a cost to an electronic action. Spammers are successful only when their cost to spam is negligible.
Why do you care what's going on with XRP?
I'm not sure you understand. Don't you know if there was a hole discovered in Bitcoin which allowed the 21 million to be increased without network consensus it would shake our community to its roots? Possibly even destroy it if it couldn't be patched?
The market is
supposed to verify the goods they are being sold are as claimed. The better question is why do you and others seem to suggest we shouldn't care what's going on with XRP?
The
original Ripple was brilliant IMO. I was a fan. That did what the current Ripple does and without any underlying currency. The function Ripple purports to solve is real and is a need. I would love for it to be solved. It's unfortunate that instead of focusing on that there seems to be elements of greed and non-transparency seeping in. That sucks.