Tag Archives: XRP

To make sure that Ripple‘s XRP begins to function on a broad basis, Ripple Labs has introduced the Xpring platform in order to enable third parties to be able to use XRP’s Mainnet for different kinds of applications like never before. One year after Ripple announced the existence of the platform, the XRP development team decided to enable just about anyone to be able to create smart applications that use XRP as the main token of execution of transactions.Ripple indicated this in a tweet that...

Amidst the crypto rout that has seen bitcoin hit three-month lows, the XRP price is swimming against the tide. In the last 24 hours, the no. 3 cryptocurrency has registered gains of 7%. Per CoinMarketCap, XRP has appreciated by roughly 7% to reach $0.2577 per coin, making it the biggest gainer among the top ten cryptocurrencies. XRP price chart. | Source: TradingViewDespite the jump, the XRP price is still below the monthly high of $0.3225 recorded on Sept. 18. The XRP price has also fallen...

There are a lot of solutions for cryptocurrency wallets: applications, desktop versions, hardware pieces. But what could be more convenient than just opening a tab in your browser? Without the need to use special software or carry equipment with yourself, obviously. And is it possible to have a web wallet, that has all the functionality the other types have, without giving up security? We tried to find this out by reviewing some popular web wallets of 2019.Lumi WalletThe registration in Lumi...

Ripple Labs Inc, the owners, and developers of XRP, has just acquired Algrim, a crypto trading firm which has quite a bit of talent despite its small number of human resources.The six-person cryptocurrency firm which has been around for about a decade gives Ripple Labs a foothold in the crypto-friendly country of Iceland which though smaller than 500,000 people (around 340,000) has been at the center of the crypto space for many reasons one of them being access to cheap electricity.With its...

Ripple price is currently consolidating below the key $0.2500 resistance area against the US dollar.The price must settle above $0.2500 and $0.2600 to start a fresh upward move.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2420 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price could resume its decline if it continues to struggle near $0.2500 and $0.2600.Ripple price is facing a strong resistance near $0.2500 against the US Dollar. XRP price...

Marcus Treacher, a senior executive at blockchain cross-border remittance giant Ripple is seemingly kicking-off a modern “cola war” with their emerging rival Libra, Facebook’s controversial cryptocurrency. Treacher, the head of Ripple’s strategic accounts globally, criticized the so-called Facebook cryptocurrency for being “a walled garden.” The executive stressed that only a handful of big players, including Facebook, Visa, MasterCard, Uber, and PayPal, practice excessive control over...

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance has finally opened up it’s long-awaited “store” in America’s part of the crypto-space, by launching trading on its new exchange for U.S. users. Today, on September 24, Binance.US has been officially launched.https://t.co/AZwoBOy3iq Opens Trading For BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, LTC, BNB and USDThttps://t.co/Sc8MkzYkn4 pic.twitter.com/wlv9SCshlM— Binance.US (@BinanceAmerica) September 24, 2019The company hopes that by doing so, it could enlarge its influence...

When Bakkt was first announced last year, the entire crypto community welcomed it as a great addition to the sector, hoping that it will have enough power to propel the industry considerably higher. However, even though many think it’s still a little too soon to judge, the first day of Bakkt’s launch has not exactly been encouraging as the overall market has dropped in valuation in response to Bakkt’s weak first day.After the first hour, Bakkt recorded only about five contracts and even 9...

Innovative and top tier German stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart is the second largest in terms of trading volume and number of deals and has introduced a digital asset exchange called BSDEX, which goes live today. Currently, the platform offers Bitcoin spot trading. The platform will be open to German residents this year and early next year the exchange will be open to the residents of the European Union. Immediately though only a few chosen traders are allowed to trade on the platform. Retail...

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, Binance, will debut its trading operations in the United States from Tuesday, September 24. For this, Binance has launched a completely different American subsidiary Binance US following the country’s regulatory laws.Starting Tuesday, Binance US will offer the trading facility in crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto trading pairs. Moreover, Binance US plans to list seven cryptocurrencies immediately upon launch. These include...