Bitcoin and altcoins are forming a strange correlation as of late, according to data provided by market analyst Ceteris Paribus.The noted cryptocurrency trader found that leading altcoins plunged massively every time bitcoin tested or hinted to check the $10,000 level. Between June and August 21, bitcoin closed above the $10,000 mark four times. And each...Read More
On Aug 21, 2019, kompany announced that their API platform, BREX, had brought 5 more XRP Ledger validator nodes live, for a total of 6 nodes verifying thousands of transactions each, every day. And now there are 6 – We’re happy to announce that kompany’s #API Platform BREX has taken 5 more #RippleNet XRP Ledger...Read More
Ripple price is following a bearish path and it recently broke the $0.2700 support against the US dollar.Bitcoin price is down around 8% and it settled below the key $10,000 support area.There is a major declining channel forming with resistance near $0.2680 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).The pair...Read More
Vitalik Buterin was in the news after speaking to the newspaper, ‘Toronto Star’, and stating that “Scalability is a big bottleneck because the Ethereum blockchain is almost full.” High transaction fees are obstructing widespread adoption, he said. His words were, “If you’re a bigger organization, the calculus is that if we join, it will not...Read More
Ripple has been touted as a disrupter in many ways to the legacy remittance service platforms; with the partnership with London-based remittance firm, Xendpay, Ripple is all set to extend the former’s initiative of ‘optional transfer fees’, where customers are given an option to waive fees with a service called Pay What You Want. According...Read More
Photo: A1 Austria’s telecommunications giant and the country’s largest mobile service provider A1 has officially announced accepting cryptocurrency payments at some of its store locations across Austria. In the official announcement, A1 states that in its pilot project, they will accept cryptocurrency payments at some A1 shops while demonstrating global businesses that integrating digital currency...Read More
This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. 21/08/2019, London: Kinesis is proud to announce a partnership with CoolBitX Technology, the developers of the world’s first...Read More
Cardano Price Analysis (ADA/USD) The price of ADA/USD pair has recorded an impressive price recovery over the intraday. The price-performance is bullish with an upsurge gain of 11%. The market escalated from where it closed yesterday at $0.04719 where it is currently trading at $0.05027. Additionally, the market began the session with a bullish pressure...Read More
Ripple price started a fresh decrease after it failed to break the $0.2920 resistance against the US dollar.Bitcoin price is struggling to hold the main $10,500 support area.This week’s followed bullish trend line with support near $0.2740 was breached on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).The pair is currently trading...Read More
R3’s Corda Settler entered into a partnership with the centralized payments network, SWIFT in January 2019. R3 also commenced testing its Corda Settler payments engine with XRP, Ripple’s native cryptocurrency. The Brad Garlinghouse-led firm is often dubbed as a potential disrupter of the SWIFT network and the collaboration has been welcomed with open arms by...Read More
Ripple price is facing a strong resistance near the $0.2900 and $0.2920 levels against the US dollar.Bitcoin price rallied recently and even broke the $10,600 and $10,800 resistance levels.Yesterday’s highlighted bullish trend line is active with support near $0.2750 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).The pair could decline a...Read More
Ripple has been in the headlines today, as the Spanish bank Santander confirmed plans to extend the use of Ripple’s xCurrent network. The banking behemoth will be rolling out its One Pay FX mobile app to customers in Latin America, enabling a payment gateway for sending funds to the U.S. The XRP price jumped from...Read More
Santander Group unveiled its plan to expand services associated with Ripple technology. With the aim of building an efficient payment gateway, the bank wants to deliver services to Latin American customers so that they can carry out transactions and send the money effectively to the US without any charges. Currently, only U.K. and Spain-based customers...Read More
The Santander Group plans to establish a new payments corridor in Latin America allowing countries to make instant payments to the U.S. using Ripple’s xCurrent payment solution. Although XRP has been a poor performer so far in 2019, Ripple‘s blockchain-based money transfer and remittance solutions continue to make progress. Santander Group, the Spanish banking giant,...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. But according to the company, this year is not the best one for crypto donations. Fidelity Charitable has accepted cryptocurrency donations since 2015. As the company revealed late last month, in total, it has received more than $106 million...Read More
The weekend has been largely one of consolidation for crypto markets as Bitcoin has held on to gains to keep it in five figures. Monday morning, however, has seen some bigger moves on altcoin prices as they outperform their big brother in a rare upswing.Crypto Markets Gain on AltcoinsMost of 2019 has seen the altcoins...Read More
Santander, a multinational banking giant based in Spain, is reportedly opening up a special payment corridor that would enable customers in Latin America to send money directly to the US at no cost. At the moment, only clients in Spain and the United Kingdom can use Ripple’s payment solution to transfer money across Europe and...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, said late last month that it has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. In total, more than $106 million worth of cryptocurrencies has been granted to Fidelity Charitable since it first began accepting this form of donation, according to the firm’s annual report published late last...Read More
Ripple price is currently trading with a positive bias above $0.2750 against the US dollar.Bitcoin price climbed above the $10,200 and $10,300 resistance levels to start a decent recovery.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2700 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken).The pair is likely...Read More
XRP has been at the mercy of the bears in the market and has shown only a minimal recovery after the August 14 fall. However, the coin’s price shot up in the short term and breached its immediate resistance. 4-hour Source: Trading view In the 4-hour chart of XRP, an ascending triangle was formed. After...Read More
The price of XRP has been taking a hit since the fall of Bitcoin, and has been trading around $0.26. After the price broke on August 14, XRP had been observing alternate red and green candles, showing no sign of absolute recovery. Short-term prediction of XRP indicates a bearish pattern with no sign of relief....Read More
Earlier this past week Ripple (XRP) along with the aggregated crypto markets faced an incredibly sharp sell-off that sent XRP reeling down to lows of $0.25, which marked a significant pullback from the mid-$0.30 region where it has previously found stability.Although the crypto was able to post a small bounce today, analysts are still noting...Read More
The future belongs to those who prepare for it, and the long term of XRP demands preparation for a fall. The coin’s performance in the bull’s market has been bearish and with the fall of Bitcoin, the coin also registered a fall on August 14. Despite several tries, no relief was in sight for the...Read More
The XRP’s price might have taken a hit over the past few days falling the Bitcoin dump. The coin has been moving towards stabilizing its price, but with the bears in the market, the recovery has been difficult. The short term prediction point towards a fall and rise trend in XRP’s price, while the long...Read More
Photo: Shutterstock The high fluctuating Bitcoin prices since its launch have made altcoins a go-to investment option for most of the crypto enthusiasts and traders. If we go back to February 2017, it was the first time when the entire crypto community has realized altcoins potential as their market value went sky-high after the Bitcoin...Read More
It has been a tough 24 hours for XRP and Ripple. Over the last 24 hours, Ripple has suffered a massive devaluation for over 10 percent, taking its valuation to a a new low for 2019. However, Xpring, Ripple’s XRP adoption initiative, recently revealed a collaboration with Coil and announced that Xpring had granted 1...Read More
A recent report by The Tie.io highlighted over-hyped cryptocurrencies on Twitter, and the details are not surprising. Less popular cryptocurrencies with low trading volumes exhibited high “Hype-to-Activity” ratios on Twitter, a social media platform that has become a battleground for scam bots and FUD stompers of the cryptocurrency market. The Hype-to Activity metric measured the...Read More
