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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 Lawyer Says SEC’s Gary Gensler Should Be Barred From Voting on Crypto Enforcement Actions

Ripple chief legal officer Stuart Alderoty thinks Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), should recuse himself from voting on future crypto enforcement cases. Gensler has recently made claims that all crypto assets besides Bitcoin (BTC) are securities, with promoters trying to bypass US regulators and investors expecting profits. Alderoty […]

XRP Ledger Developers Unveil New Proposal for Cross-Chain Bridge To Expand the Blockchain’s Use Cases

XRP Ledger (XRPL) developers have unveiled a new proposal for a cross-chain bridge they say would expand the blockchain’s functionality. Ripple software engineer Mayukha Vadari published the GitHub proposal and linked to it on Twitter. We just published an official XRPL Standards spec for cross-chain bridges! Check it out and let me know if you […]

Dogecoin (DOGE), Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and XRP Whales Move Over $790,000,000 Worth of Crypto in 24 Hours

Deep-pocketed whales are abruptly moving more than $790,000,000 worth of Dogecoin (DOGE), XRP, Ethereum (ETH) and Bitcoin (BTC) within the last 24 hours. According to blockchain tracker Whale Alert, an unknown wallet transferred 60,329,057 Dogecoin to crypto exchange Coinbase, which was worth $5.1 million at the time. Next, Whale Alert highlights four separate XRP transactions totaling […]

XRP Co-Creator Posts Cryptic Message on Survival of Ripple Amid SEC Crypto Battle

XRP co-creator and CTO of Ripple, David Schwartz, just posted a cryptic message on Twitter. The note appears to address the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Ripple, which alleges the company sold XRP as an unregistered security for years. In his message, Schwartz takes a bird’s-eye view of Ripple’s journey to this point […]

XRP vs. SEC Lawsuit: Policy Expert Pushes Back on Regulator’s Attempt To Keep Crucial Documents Sealed

A journalist is arguing to have critical documents released in the contentious legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Forbes senior contributor Roslyn Layton, represented by her attorney J. Carl Cecere, filed a motion with District Judge Analisa Torres to release the Hinman files to the public. The SEC […]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says US Desperately Missing Crypto Regulatory Leadership Amid SEC Clampdown

The chief executive of payments firm Ripple Labs says that the US badly needs leadership in crypto regulation. According to Brad Garlinghouse, the US is falling behind other nations when it comes to providing clear crypto guidelines for the industry. Pointing to the governments of Australia, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea […]

Whales Abruptly Move $202,000,000 in XRP and Ethereum-Based Altcoin Project – Here’s Where the Crypto Is Now

After moving huge amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) and (ETH) over the weekend, crypto whales are now shifting millions in XRP and the metaverse project The Sandbox (SAND). The crypto whale tracker Whale Alert has spotted four massive XRP transactions in the last 24-hours, moving a total of $126 million. The single largest transfer moved 205,500,000 XRP […]

Ripple Working With Central Bank of Montenegro on New Digital Currency Pilot Program, According to Prime Minister

San Francisco payments company Ripple is teaming up with the Central Bank of Montenegro to work on a novel digital currency pilot program. Montenegro Prime Minister Dr. Dritan Abazovic says that his country’s central bank has launched a pilot project with Ripple to build the first digital currency or stablecoin for the country. Dr. Abazovic […]

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