Category: XRP

XRP is a native digital asset created in 2012 by Ripple Labs and is designed for global payments. XRP is a faster, less expensive, and greener alternative to Bitcoin

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Ripple Announces Partnership With Central Bank of Bhutan Using ‘Power of XRP Ledger’

The San Francisco-based payments company Ripple says its technology will power a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project in Bhutan. The nation’s Royal Monastery Authority (RMA) is collaborating with the crypto firm to roll out its very own CBDC as a way of improving the efficiency of cross-nation payments and increasing financial inclusivity, according

Ripple Legal Team Says They Have No Plans To Settle Lawsuit With SEC

Ripple’s legal team reportedly has no intentions of reaching a settlement in their lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Ripple is being sued by the SEC for allegedly selling XRP as an unregistered security beginning in 2013. The top US financial regulator also alleges that XRP remains an unregistered security to this

XRP Price Spikes After Sudden Reappearance on Coinbase

The delisted crypto asset XRP just made a brief reappearance on Coinbase Pro, causing its price to jump 14% in a matter of minutes. The top US-based exchange removed the ability to trade the token on its platform soon after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched its lawsuit against Ripple, which claims Ripple

Ripple Drains Wallet Containing 4,000,000,000 XRP As Settlement With Co-Founder Nears Completion

  Global payments company Ripple emptied a digital wallet holding 4,000,000,000 XRP tokens that were used to fund a settlement with a former executive. Ripple’s now-empty wallet was periodically sending XRP to co-founder Jed McCaleb’s own “Tacostand” wallet. However, McCaleb’s wallet is expected to be drained as he must sell off his XRP in small

Ripple Lawyers Slam SEC Response To Motion That Could Expose Regulator Employees’ XRP Trading History

Lawyers representing Ripple have responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it opposed their efforts to determine whether SEC employees were allowed to purchase XRP while simultaneously conducting an investigation of Ripple for securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Ripple issued XRP as an unregistered security and that the crypto is still

Whales Abruptly Relocate Nearly $500,000,000 in XRP in Just 12 Hours As Crypto Markets Take Off

XRP whales just moved nearly half a billion dollars worth of the sixth-largest crypto asset. Within a 12-hour period on Friday and Saturday, deep-pocketed entities relocated more than $470 million worth of XRP, according to the crypto tracker Whale Alert.   The largest single transaction of the weekend’s whale spree happened when an unknown investor

SEC Moves To Deny Motion That Could Reveal Employees’ XRP Holdings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to block a motion from Ripple lawyers that could expose whether SEC employees traded or invested in XRP. The SEC sued Ripple late last year for allegedly selling XRP as unregistered securities.   In legal filings revealed by lawyer and XRP supporter James K. Filan, the SEC