The XRP Army didn’t take recent comments from Eric Yakes, the author of The 7th Property: Bitcoin and the Monetary Revolution, very kindly.Yakes criticized Ripple, suggesting that it lacks a legitimate use case and its technology resembles centralized monetary issuance.The XRP community fired back, clarifying that Ripple and XRP are different entities and offering counterarguments to Yakes' claims.Former Ripple developer Matt Hamilton pointed out the difference between Ripple and XRP and explained the goals and partnerships of Ripple.