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Ripple and XRP

Ripple Backs Startup Bridging Gap Between Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP

Ripple's development arm Xpring is backing Equilibrium Connect, a company focused on building open-source tools for the Interledger protocol (ILP).…

August 7, 2019

Ripple Onboards 20 xRapid Customers As Traders Track Rising XRP Volume

[the_ad id="36860"] Ripple senior vice president of product Asheesh Birla says the payments startup is focused on getting its new…

August 6, 2019

Can Banks Hold XRP? Ripple CTO Says Financial Institutions Can Avoid Regulatory Hurdles

Ripple's chief technology officer David Schwartz says he's hoping banks will one day set up separate entities to store XRP.…

August 5, 2019

MoneyGram Launches Ripple’s XRP-Based xRapid, Says It’s ‘Literally Settling Currencies in Seconds’

International remittance giant MoneyGram says its integration with Ripple's XRP-powered cross-border payment platform xRapid is now live. In a new…

August 2, 2019

The Ripple Effect: Two Companies Fire Up XRP Validators in Push for Decentralization

[the_ad id="36860"] Two crypto companies are spinning up XRP validators to boost the network and further decentralize the third-largest crypto…

August 2, 2019

Ripple Releases 1 Billion XRP Worth $314 Million From Escrow

Ripple just unlocked one billion XRP from escrow, worth just over $314 million. It's part of a monthly crypto asset…

August 1, 2019

Ripple Exec: Fiat Remittances More Volatile Than Moving Money With XRP

Ripple’s senior vice president of global operations says XRP can offer Filipino remittance recipients less volatility than a straight-up transfer…

August 1, 2019

Ripple’s UBRI Partnerships Expand to 33 Universities Across 14 Countries

Ripple's University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) is expanding to Japan. The company says it's partnering with Kyoto University and the…

July 31, 2019