Category: XRP

  • Markets Report: July Posts Second Strongest Monthly BTC Performance of 2018

    Markets Report: July Posts Second Strongest Monthly BTC Performance of 2018

    Looking at the monthly charts, July saw BTC produce its second best performing month of price action during 2018 after gaining in value by more than 20%. By contrast, the majority of leading cryptocurrency markets by capitalization posted their third consecutive red monthly candle. Stellar was the highest performing top crypto market during July, gaining…

  • Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Rolls Out XRP Markets Ahead of U.S. Expansion

    Canadian cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage platform Coinsquare has listed XRP for trading, placing another arrow in its quiver as it prepares to challenge Coinbase — its dominant competitor to the south — to become the trading venue of choice for retail investors. The Toronto-based Coinsquare on Monday announced that it had added XRP — the…

  • Former President Bill Clinton Set to Keynote Ripple Conference

    The annual Swell by Ripple conference invites global leaders from the policy, payments, and technology fields to come together and discuss how blockchain can be used to benefit society at large. According to a tweet from Ripple, former U.S. President Bill Clinton is set to keynote this year’s edition. Ripple noted in a news release…

  • Bitcoin Dips Below $8,000 Amid Market-Wide Losses

    Bitcoin Dips Below $8,000 Amid Market-Wide Losses

    Widespread losses in the markets are seeing Bitcoin back below the $8,000 mark for the third time this week, and total market cap down about $10 billion on the day

  • Exchanges Round-Up: Dcex Uses XRP as Base Currency, Blocktrade Enters Beta

    Exchanges Round-Up: Dcex Uses XRP as Base Currency, Blocktrade Enters Beta

    In recent news regarding bitcoin exchanges, Dcex has launched a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange that will use XRP as its base currency, ESMA regulated exchange, Blocktrade, has opened for beta testing, and Coinfield has announced a partnership with fee-free trading app Moongo. Also Read:Banks Don’t Really Want to Use ‘Blockchain’ for FX Settlement After All  Dcex…

  • AlphaPoint Helps Launch XRP-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange

    Cryptocurrency services firm AlphaPoint is powering a new decentralized exchange, the company announced Monday. 

  • July 2018 Volume Rankings Report: BTC Extends Dominance

    July 2018 Volume Rankings Report: BTC Extends Dominance

    During July, the majority of leading cryptocurrency markets have produced stagnant or declining volume month-over-month. BTC, USDT, and DASH were the sole top ten markets able to buck the trend, with BTC’s trade volume notably increasing by 4.6%. Also Read: Mining Round-Up: Sky Mining CEO Flees with $35 Million, Texas Attracts Miners BTC Extends Lead Relative…

  • Largest Movie Theater Chain in Thailand Going Crypto

    Largest Movie Theater Chain in Thailand Going Crypto

    Thailand’s largest movie theater chain, Major Cineplex, is reportedly integrating crypto payments to allow customers to pay for its services and products with cryptocurrency, including movie tickets and popcorn. Thailand recently began regulating crypto businesses. This week, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission started accepting license applications from crypto operators. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance…

  • Arrington XRP Capital Owns More BTC Than Ripple

    Arrington XRP Capital Owns More BTC Than Ripple

    During a recent interview with CNBC Crypto Trader’s Ran Neu-Ner, Michael Arrington of Arrington XRP Capital revealed that his fund owns more BTC than XRP, and discussed the company’s decision to denominate in XRP. Also Read: Huobi Informs Users on Decision to Launch P2P Trading in India Arrington XRP Capital’s Exposure to XRP is “3 –…

  • Meet Bitcoin.com’s Cryptocurrency Market Cap Aggregator — Satoshi Pulse

    Meet Bitcoin.com’s Cryptocurrency Market Cap Aggregator — Satoshi Pulse

    This week the website Bitcoin.com, the go-to web portal for all things Bitcoin, has launched ‘Satoshi Pulse’ a cryptocurrency market capitalization page that shows total digital asset market valuations, current prices, hourly – daily – weekly percentages, charts and more. Just like the rest of the informative resources and tools hosted on our website, with…