Ripple (XRP)

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Ripple Labs created the Ripple network and the XRP token in 2012 with the purpose of making cheaper, faster cross-border payments. Ripple was thought of by Jed McCaleb (founder of the Stellar Foundation), Arthur Britto and David Schwartz, and developed from an earlier idea called OpenCoin. 

Ripple’s specific purpose as a settlement system has seen it form multiple partnerships with banks, forming a network that has since been termed as “RippleNet”. Ripple’s extensive collaboration with banks - including cross-border pilot programs - has won favor with financial institutions in several continents, and executives from the company have been known to discuss the implementation of decentralized financial systems with high-level financial industry insiders, like the IMF’s Christine Lagarde. 

Ripple also has close ties to SBI Financial Holdings, a Japanese financial giant that is keen on leveraging the token to improve financial services in Asia. President Yoshitaka Kitao has joined the Ripple Board of Directors. This, along with the extensive efforts to help banks test cross-border payments using Ripple’s technology, has emboldened investors, who believe that Ripple will act as something of a bridge between traditional banking systems and new technologically-empowered systems. 

Ripple’s quicker settlement times compared to Bitcoin (transactions take a few seconds to get validated) and its lack of energy-intensive mining has led some people to say that it is a better means of exchange than Bitcoin itself. Having said this, Ripple is still primarily focused on becoming a new form of SWIFT, one that can assist existing banks and its customers speed up international payments.

In this tag, read Ripple (XRP) news, price predictions, opinions and analyses created by users.


Rejecting Ripple, Circle’s Big Bet

7 May 2025 2 minute read 2 comments Myxoplixx

In a bold move that highlights its confidence in independent growth, Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the $61 billion USDC stablecoin, recently rejected a $4 to $5 billion acquisition offer from Ripple Labs, the blockchain payments company be...

Ripple Agrees to Acquire 'Hidden Road'

11 Apr 2025 2 minute read 0 comments cryptogod-1

Good day everyone, I hope you are all having a good day, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things crypto. In this post I will be looking at the news of Ripple (XRP) agreeing to acquire a major prime brokerage known as 'Hidden Road.'     Ripple Agr...

The SEC again delays its decision on Franklin Templeton's XRP spot ETF until June 2025.

2 May 2025 1 minute read 1 comment Albertocrypto

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed its decision on Franklin Templeton's proposed XRP spot ETF, extending the deadline to June 17, 2025. Although some investors are concerned, experts assure that this delay is not caus...

My Thoughts on Current Markets-225

25 Dec 2024 7 minute read 1 comment Perfectionist25

When looking at the daily gold ounce chart, there have been three peaks since November and each peak is below the previous one. It has been stuck in the 2570 -2721 range for 15 days. Falling peaks are a sign of weakness, a sign of pressure, but risin...

XRP Becomes 3rd Largest Cryptocurrency

3 Dec 2024 1 minute read 3 comments cryptogod-1

Good day everyone, I hope you are all having a good day, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things crypto. In this post I will be looking at the recent surge in XRP price and how it has moved above Tether (USDT) to become the third largest cryptocu...

Crypto Whales Bought These Altcoins in the Third Week of December 2024

21 Dec 2024 2 minute read 2 comments 0xJonnyDee

What are crypto whales buying? This is one question that investors would want to know, especially at a time when prices of altcoins are nowhere near the peak they hit some weeks back. Specifically, JasmyCoin (JASMY), XRP, and Polygon (POL) have emerg...

The Battle For 3rd Place

14 May 2025 1 minute read 11 comments Myxoplixx

XRP’s recent leap past Tether to claim the position of the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization marks a significant realignment in the digital-asset landscape. After trading around $2.60 and pushing its market value just above $150 b...

Solana, Litecoin, and XRP ETFs: Grayscale and CoinShares Propose

26 Jan 2025 1 minute read 0 comments KMatt

The SEC stance on cryptos apparently changes course and shows a possible openness towards new spot ETFs on some of the altcoins.Grayscales and CoinShares are the two now out in the open with Solana, XRP, and Litecoin spot ETFs proposals, giving more...

Bitcoin, XRP and Cardano together on Wall Street? That's the New ETF Proposal

29 Nov 2024 1 minute read 4 comments Talha.Khalid

The cryptocurrency ETF craze continues unabated. Investment manager Bitwise has filed an application for authorization to issue an exchange-traded fund that groups together 10 digital assets. The proposed financial instrument is based on the existing...

Ripple Files Form C Appeal

26 Oct 2024 2 minute read 0 comments cryptogod-1

Good day everyone, I hope you are all having a good day, welcome to CryptoGod-1's blog on all things crypto. In this post I will be looking at the recent Form C Appeal filing by Ripple against the SEC's ruling on XRP.     Ripple File Form C Appeal A...