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Ripple‘s XRP token has been one of the poorest performers in the top ten cryptocurrencies in the market. XRP has shed more than 60% of its market cap year-to-date. However, XRP price’s sudden surge over the last few days has drawn investor attention back to the third-largest cryptocurrency.If we look at the weekly chart of CoinMarketCap, we can see that XRP has jumped by over 10% in just the last three days. At press time, XRP is trading at $0.27 with a market cap of just above $12...

BitPay's untimely ban comes during the unprecedented protests sweeping across Hong Kong. | Source REUTERS/Tyrone SiuBitcoin payment processing platform BitPay has blocked payments to the Hong Kong Free Press (Hong Kong FP), according to the chief editor of the nonprofit press agency.Tom Grundy accused BitPay of sitting atop their funds for almost three weeks. He said the US bitcoin firm held their money because Hong Kong banks do not support IBAN. That raised questions whether or not BitPay...

The Hurricane Dorian relief effort has teamed up with an unlikely ally in the Bahamas: Bitcoin, along with a helping hand from Coinbase. | Source: Wikimedia Commons (i), AP Photo / Gillian Flaccus (ii). Image Edited by CCN.The Hurricane Dorian relief effort has teamed up with an unlikely ally to help the Bahamas recover from the devastation wrought by the storm: Bitcoin.Coinbase & Bitpay facilitate Bitcoin donations for Hurricane Dorian recoveryThis has become possible after Lend a Hand...