XRP

The highly anticipated Flare Network (FLR) airdrop to XRP holders has finally taken place, and has so far resulted in a sell-off for the long-awaited token. Flare Network, with its native FLR token, aims to essentially bring smart contract capabilities to various blockchain networks, starting with XRP and later Litecoin (LTC). FLR was distributed to XRP holders […]

The CEO of blockchain-based cross-border payments network Ripple is expecting the US to see positive developments in crypto regulation this year. As the 118th Congress opens on Tuesday, Brad Garlinghouse enumerates the key reasons why he thinks 2023 will be a breakthrough year for crypto regulation. He says that the push to regulate the digital […]

Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz thinks the crypto sector is akin to the search engine industry in the year 2000. In a new Twitter thread, Schwartz acknowledges that he doesn’t really have a good understanding of what impacts the price of crypto, but he has a theory that’s based on data, experience and his feelings […]

Crypto analytics firm Santiment says XRP is signaling bullishness as whales rapidly accumulate the token. According to Santiment, XRP is setting the stage for a possible price surge to start off 2023, potentially triggered by a short squeeze. A short squeeze happens when an unusual amount of traders are trying to short-sell an asset. The […]

XRP whales are making major waves, moving over 200 million tokens to start the new year. According to new data from whale-surveying platform WhaleAlert, 70,000,000 XRP were moved from an unknown wallet to crypto exchange Bitstamp yesterday in two separate transactions. “40,000,000 XRP (13,485,157 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to Bitstamp… 30,000,000 XRP (10,113,868 USD) transferred […]

The widely-followed crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe is updating his outlook on XRP (XRP) and VeChain (VET). The popular analyst tells his 643,300 Twitter followers that payments solution XRP could plummet by more than 22% if it fails to recover a key level quickly. “This one looks a bit odd, as we’ve seen a […]

Attorney and XRP supporter John Deaton thinks Gary Gensler, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will pursue more regulatory action that will drive crypto prices lower. Deaton says he expects Gensler to sue a crypto exchange and argues that most of the exchange’s tokens are unregistered securities. Consequently, he believes crypto prices […]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed to seal certain critical documents relating to its lawsuit against the San Francisco payments company Ripple. Last week, the SEC motioned to seal documents that contain internal SEC deliberations about a speech delivered by former SEC official William Hinman in 2018, when Hinman stated in his […]

The former principal developer advocate at San Francisco-based payments firm Ripple is revealing that a key functionality is coming to the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Ripple insider Matt Hamilton responds to a claim made by an anonymous Twitter user that payments network XRP has no use case. According to Hamilton, XRP is being used on a […]

San Francisco-based payments firm Ripple is launching a stablecoin project for the Micronesian nation of Palau. Speaking at a crypto conference in Singapore, Surangel Whipps Jr., the current President of Palau, says the island nation has numerous projects in the works that utilize crypto assets, including a government-issued stablecoin, as well as Binance Pay. “Palau […]