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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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Price analysis 1/22: BTC, ETH, DOT, XRP, ADA, LTC, LINK, BCH, BNB, XLM

Bitcoin price has rebounded above a key trendline but resistance at higher levels may limit the recovery in altcoins. Aggressive profit-booking sent Bitcoin (BTC) spiraling below $29,000 on  Jan. 21 but was this a sign that institutional investors dumped their positions? This is one of the main questions bothering traders because large institutional inflows primarily […]

Price analysis 1/20: BTC, ETH, DOT, XRP, ADA, LTC, BCH, LINK, XLM, BNB

Bitcoin price continues to drop, pushing select altcoins closer to their critical support levels. When an asset is in an overbought condition and traders are sitting on large profits, even minor negative news and events could trigger profit-booking. This seems to have happened following Janet Yellen’s adverse comments on cryptocurrencies during a virtual hearing with the […]

Crypto and Blockchain: Looking Ahead To 2021 and Beyond

2020 was certainly not the year anyone expected. Within the financial services sector specifically, 2020 did not meet early expectations for more mainstream blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption.  However, the pandemic did demonstrate new and greater use cases for cryptocurrency. And ultimately, the past 12 months proved to be ones of steady progress that helped strengthen […]

bKash and Mobile Money Connect Through RippleNet To Power Wallet-To-Wallet Remittances

Today, we’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Mobile Money, a Malaysian mobile wallet company. Through RippleNet, Ripple’s global payments network, Mobile Money has connected to bKash, Bangladesh’s largest provider of mobile financial services (MFS) which serves over 45 million users. The partnership will power seamless wallet-to-wallet payments to serve the remittance corridor between Malaysia […]

Accelerating Financial Inclusion Through Technology

I believe that technology, when built and scaled right, can have a profoundly positive impact on humanity and improve people’s lives. In leading engineering teams at Amazon for 15 years, I witnessed first hand, customer focused innovations at scale that provided people with core necessities essential to how they live. With the global pandemic, it […]

Issuing Stablecoins on the XRP Ledger

Last July, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) made a landmark decision allowing financial institutions to custody digital assets for customers and provide banking services for digital asset oriented businesses.   In the months following, the OCC has continued its progressive embrace of the crypto industry—just this week granting banks permission to contribute to […]

Partnership, Interoperability and Neutral Bridge Currencies: Key to CBDC Success

The year ahead promises continued acceleration in crypto innovation. Within this, the evolution of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) will play an important role in transforming payments globally and preserving the overall positive trajectory of the sector. Key to this will be how Central Banks approach interoperability and regulations for these CBDCs. A network of […]

Our Statement On Recent Market Participant Activity

The public and press have only heard the story from the SEC’s side, and we’ll be filing our response in a few weeks to address these unproven allegations against Ripple.   The SEC’s decision to file this action is not just about Ripple, it is an attack on the entire crypto industry here in the United […]

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