A US federal court judge has allowed a civil securities lawsuit against Ripple Labs to proceed. This decision came after Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the California District Court denied Ripple’s request for summary judgment in a case involving allegations that its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, violated California securities laws. “Misleading Statements” on XRP The allegations focus...Read More
After making a comeback above $0.50 yesterday, XRP noted a mild decline from the level in the past 12 hours or so. The brief uptrend, however, wiped its weekly losses, making XRP the only top cryptocurrency in the green during the same period, with a slight rise. Investors Flock to XRP In line with the...Read More
Despite the renewed hype surrounding meme coins, the OG Dogecoin’s price action has remained relatively dull. But whales appear to be bullish on the asset’s price trajectory as they continue to rake in tokens. According to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, large holders or whales have been actively accumulating Dogecoin over the past five days. Martinez...Read More
Ripple has contributed $25 million to the Fairshake super PAC, aligning with an industry-wide effort to advocate for pro-crypto policies and politicians. Ripple’s decision to boost Fairshake’s efforts comes amid its own ongoing legal battle with regulatory bodies like the SEC. The agency’s lawsuit prompted the company to take a more proactive stance in advocating...Read More
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has slammed Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse for spreading fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) about USDT, its largest stablecoin offering. In a Monday tweet, Ardoino outlined Tether’s efforts to sustain a global financial ecosystem while maintaining regulatory compliance by working with law enforcement agencies to combat criminals. Spreading FUD About USDT...Read More
Dormant tokens in the XRP Ledger have begun to stir, setting the stage for May’s market activity. New data suggest the blockchain is seeing another “huge blast” in dormant XRP movement, alongside increasing open interest (AI). Surge in Old XRP Coin Movement According to Santiment’s Token Age Consumed metric, there has been a significant surge...Read More
On April 30, Ripple announced a partnership with HashKey Group, furthering its collaboration with financial services giant SBI Group. The joint venture with HashKey DX, a Tokyo-based specialized consulting company of the HashKey Group, aims to introduce XRP Ledger (XRPL) enterprise solutions to the Japanese market. HashKey DX will deploy supply chain finance solutions to...Read More
XRP’s drop from $0.62 to $0.41 this week appears to have caught the attention of whales. Amid the downturn, these big players in the crypto market have seized the opportunity to accumulate the cryptocurrency that currently stands in seventh position by market cap. XRP’s Whale Activity Intensifies According to the latest findings by popular analyst...Read More
Ripple, a provider of enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, has revealed plans to introduce a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar (USD). The asset will be backed entirely by US dollar deposits, short-term US government treasuries, and other cash equivalents. Ripple CEO Confident on Launch According to an April 4 press release, these reserve...Read More
On March 25, Ripple CLO Stuart Alderoty revealed that the SEC’s brief will be made public on Tuesday, March 26, and the regulator will be asking the judge for $2 billion in fines and penalties. Alderoty added that the agency has asked U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan for the penalties in court papers...Read More
The decentralized finance ecosystem in XRP, managed by its decentralized network XRP Ledger (XRPL), has progressed after adopting the automated market maker(AMM) functionality. Per a post on X (formerly Twitter) by XRPScan, the first AMM liquidity pools were created just a few minutes after the AMM features went live. Some pools now hold hundreds of...Read More
Ripple partnered with the Axelar Foundation to boost interoperability within the XRP Ledger (XRPL) blockchain, with a specific emphasis on advancing the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). The integration of the Axelar network with the XRPL aims to strengthen the layer 1’s DeFi ecosystem by providing necessary liquidity for stablecoins and high-value assets. Meanwhile, the...Read More
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of financial technology company Ripple Labs, has disclosed that the crypto solutions provider and developer of the Ripple payment protocol would welcome a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) for the network’s native token, XRP. Ripple to Welcome Spot XRP ETF Speaking on his thoughts about the current state of the crypto industry...Read More
Ripple – the company behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP – has announced that it acquired an enterprise-grade regulated platform for digital assets called Standard Custody & Trust Company. According to the official announcement, the move is aimed at underscoring Ripple’s commitment to regulatory compliance. Speaking on the matter was Monica Long, Ripple President, who said:...Read More
The lawsuit between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and Ripple Labs is approaching a decisive phase. Scheduled for April 23rd, 2024, the trial will resolve one of the longest-standing legal conflicts in the industry and also one that will most likely have a considerable impact on the entire field. Most Recent Ripple v....Read More
Two top executives of Swiss-based cryptocurrency custody provider Metaco have reportedly departed the firm less than a year after landing an acquisition deal with blockchain solutions company Ripple. According to a CoinDesk report citing a Ripple spokesperson, Adrien Treccani, Metaco’s founder and CEO, and CPO Peter DeMeo have left the firm. Metaco is yet to...Read More
At the end of January, Ripple was hacked. To be more precise, according to official statements, it was Chris Larsen – the co-founder – who saw his wallets compromised. In fact, the company has made it clear that nothing within its system is jeopardized. According to the official confirmation by Larsen, they were “able to...Read More
Ripple has been making moves, transferring millions of XRP to centralized exchanges and to other wallets. The company initiated three “whale” transfers flagged by a popular service that tracks large transactions. First things first, it’s important to outline that there’s been a development in the case between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange...Read More
A U.S. judge has ordered Ripple Labs to provide its historical financial statements, responding to a longstanding request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to court documents. SEC initiated legal action against Ripple over three years ago, accusing the company of conducting unregistered sales of its XRP cryptocurrency. Ripple to Disclose Financial Records...Read More
The topic of a potential Initial Public Offering by Ripple is not a new one. It’s been a heavily-discussed possibility amongst holders. Most recently, however, Brad Garlinghouse – the CEO of the company – made it clear that taking the company public was not a top priority. However, he also said that they had been...Read More
Not many cryptocurrency investors think of XRP as an Ethereum competitor. That would be blockchain coins like Solana, Cardano, BNB Coin for Binance Smart Chain (BSC), and Avalanche. Ripple Is A Real Ethereum Competitor XRP Ledger (XRPL), however, extends the RippleNet ecosystem. With it, the cross-border payments platform for easy foreign currency exchange and fast...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has frozen $4.2 million worth of XRP following the largest hack of 2024, which saw $112 million stolen from Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s personal wallet on January 31. Binance CEO Richard Teng announced the news on social media platform X, where he revealed that the exchange successfully froze the address of the...Read More
Chris Larson, Ripple’s co-founder and executive chairman, has lost over $100 million worth of XRP to hackers in a security breach, according to a recent tweet by prominent crypto analyst ZachXBT. Reporting the incident on Wednesday afternoon, ZachXBT stated that the hackers stole approximately 213 million XRP worth around $112 million from one of Ripple’s...Read More
Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has shown his support for the proposed governance changes within the XRP Ledger Foundation (XRPLF). The move comes in response to a comprehensive proposal by XRP Ledger developer David Fuelling, aiming to enhance transparency and decentralization within the XRPL governance systems. Open Dialogue and Community Involvement In a recent...Read More
The Clawback feature, included in the latest XRP Ledger version 1.12.0 release, has received 80% approval from validators. By activating clawback, developers can reverse token transactions in specific scenarios like potential fraud or facilitate account recovery if the sender has lost their credentials. By default, the clawback feature is deactivated, but If the user decides...Read More
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse disclosed to CNBC that the company had been actively exploring markets outside the United States for its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO). Garlinghouse attributed this strategic move to what he described as a “hostile” regulatory environment in the U.S. Nevertheless, the company has currently halted any intentions of pursuing an IPO....Read More
On Jan. 15, Ripple CTO Paolo Ardoino said that someone attempted to attack Bitfinex using a “Partial Payments Exploit.” However, the attack failed due to the way the exchange handles a data field for the delivered amount, he added. The clarification follows alerts that a huge $15 billion XRP transfer from an unknown wallet to...Read More
Steve McClurg, co-founder and chief investment officer of Valkyrie Funds, has suggested the potential approval of Ethereum or XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following the expected launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs in a recent Bloomberg interview. The prediction comes from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is reportedly likely to approve Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF,...Read More
Ripple, the company behind the popular cryptocurrency XRP, is planning a $285 million share buyback from its earliest investors and employees, according to a Wednesday report from Reuters. The tender offer would value the company at $11.3 billion, and only allow investors to sell up to 6% of their stake, anonymous sources told the media...Read More
An illuminating conversation unfolded on X this week about XRP Ledger’s smart contract features. A Ripple expert corrected some misconceptions that Ripple is not as feature-rich as its competitors. Are Ripple Use Cases Limited? If you ask Google Bard or any AI chatbot why XRP price hasn’t shown the kind of gains Bitcoin (BTC) and...Read More
