Category: XRP

  • Petition to Make XRP the Official Cryptocurrency of the 2020 Olympics at Over 5K Signatures

    Ten months ago, Ken Takahashi started a petition on Change.org to make XRP the official crypto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Today, it has over 5,200 signatures out of a needed 7,500. Hitting milestones Once created, the petition reached 500 signatures with relative speed, and jumped from 500 to 1,000 in less than 72…

  • The Daily: Bitcoin Burns Critics, Bill Clinton Does Blockchain

    The Daily: Bitcoin Burns Critics, Bill Clinton Does Blockchain

    There’s never a dull day in crypto. It’s soap opera for geeks who are too busy to do soap opera. Whether you’re a BUIDLER or HODLER, The Daily delivers the latest drama from the cryptocurrency world in less time than it takes to solve the captcha and log in to your favorite exchange. Today’s edition…

  • Ripple Launches xRapid at Swell

    Ripple announced the much-anticipated launch of its xRapid product for international payments on Monday, as the status of its currency XRP remains a question. The launch was announced as part of Swell, an event in San Francisco organized and hosted by Ripple. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in an interview with Fortune: “The industry needs to…

  • Markets Update: Digital Asset Consolidation and Accumulation Continues

    Markets Update: Digital Asset Consolidation and Accumulation Continues

    On Saturday September 29, cryptocurrency prices are meandering along after an interesting two weeks of ups and downs. Since last week’s crypto market dips, digital asset markets have been seemingly less volatile and many cryptocurrencies are following a tight wedge formation indicating a possible accumulation phase. Also read: Ebang Announces 44 Terahash E-11 Miners With 10nm…

  • Top Crypto Markets of September 2016 – Where Are They Now?

    Top Crypto Markets of September 2016 – Where Are They Now?

    Looking at a snapshot of the top cryptocurrency markets by market capitalization from the 25th of September 2016 shows that whilst the three largest markets remain the same, only two other cryptocurrencies still retain their top ten ranking today. Also Read: Bitmain Bids for Public Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Top 3 Markets by…

  • Coinbase Opens Its Doors to an Array of Altcoins

    Coinbase Opens Its Doors to an Array of Altcoins

    Coinbase, a traditionally timid exchange when it comes to listing cryptocurrencies, has dramatically changed its stance. The California-headquartered firm has now opened its doors to applications from altcoins. Assets deemed suitably robust and eligible for its listing criteria are likely to feature on Coinbase in the near future. Also read: Coinbase Custody is Eyeing Some Odd…

  • Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Dip Again Forming Consolidated Support

    Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Dip Again Forming Consolidated Support

    Just when cryptocurrency prices were starting to look better, digital asset markets shaved around $19 billion USD off the entire crypto-economy. Today the cryptocurrency ecosystem’s 1,900+ coins have an overall market capitalization of about $210 billion and about $14 billion in global trade volume. Also read: Ebang Announces 44 Terahash E-11 Miners With 10nm Chips The…

  • Trezor Users Can Now Exchange Cryptocurrencies Directly In-Wallet

    Trezor Users Can Now Exchange Cryptocurrencies Directly In-Wallet

    This week the hardware wallet Trezor added the ability to buy and trade cryptocurrencies within its beta wallet’s interface. Now users can swap between eleven different digital assets without the possibility of compromising funds by leaving them on an exchange. Also read: The Bitcoin Files Protocol Provides a BCH Secured File Storage System Trezor Hardware Wallet’s…

  • Markets Update: Despite Negative Headlines – Crypto-Prices Continue to Rise

    Markets Update: Despite Negative Headlines – Crypto-Prices Continue to Rise

    A few days ago digital asset markets saw some good gains pushing the entire crypto-economy up past $229 billion. Both bitcoin cash (BCH) and bitcoin core (BTC) had nice percentage spikes with BCH up 13 percent, and BTC up 3.5 percent over the last week. However, the biggest gainer this week was ripple (XRP) jumping…

  • Markets Update: XRP Briefly Dethrones ETH as Second Largest Crypto

    Markets Update: XRP Briefly Dethrones ETH as Second Largest Crypto

    The cryptocurrency markets have produced a significant rally today – with just three of the top fifty crypto markets by capitalization posting losses for the last 24 hours of trade action as of this writing. The most notable gainer has been XRP – gaining over 50% in the last day to overtake ETH as the…