Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has added Bitcoin Cash and Ripple to its catalog of supported cryptocurrencies. Thus, customers will be able to buy the two added cryptos from the Revolut mobile app. This move signals the company’s desire to establish itself in the emerging cryptocurrency fintech market. Bitcoin Cash Added to the Mix Revolut was founded in London in 2015 as a fintech firm with a core focus on providing alternative digital banking solutions.
Times have been hard for any Ripple (XRP) HODLer who has seen the coin zoom past the competition and peak at $3.82 on January 4th, only to drop to $0.62 less than a month later on February 6th. This is a big drop in value (84%) for XRP in such a short time period. Some […]
Despite many believing that the previous market recovery during May was what Bill Barhydt – CEO of Abra, stated that the gold-craze and hype will overtake the market again, did not go so well. “I talk to hedge funds, high net worth individuals, even commodity speculators. They look at the volatility in the crypto markets […]
The Big 5 cryptocurrencies received a major boost on the 21st of May, when London based LMAX Exchange announced it will start offering on its exchange, the most liquid and established cryptocurrencies of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Crypto trading on the exchange is now a 24 hour […]
Perhaps Crusade is too strong of a word when considering the historical background of such events. But it is in a sense also appropriate due to the fact that Ripple’s (XRP) Chief Cryptographer, David Schwartz, will be in Europe for a bunch of events where he will attend meetups, give keynote addresses and share his […]
Key Highlights Ripple price traded as low as $0.5758 before starting a correction against the US dollar. This week’s followed crucial bearish trend line with resistance at $0.6200 was broken on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair may correct further higher, but it may face a strong selling...
For Ripple bears to cease, then we must either see strong fundamental announcement like any of ripple technology being adopted by a central bank or abnormal injection of buying volumes. This is the only way to stop this bearish skew. Otherwise, odds are, sellers might push prices towards 45 cents. As such, it’s but logical...
Ripple price broke a major range support at $0.6550 and declined against the US Dollar. XRP/USD is now positioned well below $0.6000 with a lot of bearish signs. Key Talking Points Ripple price has moved into a bearish zone with a break and close below $0.6550 against the US Dollar. There is a crucial bearish […]
Ripple’s Chief Cryptographer, David Schwartz is touring Europe to increase Ripple’s (XRP) acceptance across Europe and beyond, while enlightening on Ripple’s Internet of Value. The cryptographer and one of the original designers of the XRP Ledger will tour the continent’s length and breadth from late May through early June to create more acceptance During this […]
Ripple has been trending below a descending trend line and looks prime for another correction.
Key Highlights Ripple price declined further and traded below the $0.6000 support level against the US dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted important bearish trend line with current resistance at $0.6300 is intact on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is currently correcting higher and it may face hurdles near the...
$4.000.000 worth of Ripple’s token XRP has been just donated by Two and a Half Men TV show star Ashton Kutcher to Ellen DeGeneres – popular US TV host, who owns a charity for wildlife. With the target to support a Gorilla conservation project, Kutcher did the good deed, as reported by Bitrazzi: “On Wednesday […]
On behalf of Ripple, co-founder of Sound Ventures, Ashton Kutcher, made a $4 million donation in XRP to Ellen DeGeneres’ wildlife fund live on her show. This large charitable donation comes after Ripple’s reputation was hit by another lawsuit. Digital Donation Replaces ‘Big Giant Check’ On the show, Ashton Kutcher said: “Usually people come out...
Not the first time Ripple (XRP) will be donating huge amount into a noble course under charity, Ashton Kutcher and Ellen DeGeneres, a member of Ripple’s movement, at the a famous American television comedy talk show, ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ declared that they will be giving out $4 million into Ellen DeGeneres’ Wildlife Fund. “We […]
Key Highlights Ripple price failed to hold a major support area near $0.6500 and declined against the US dollar. There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance at $0.6450 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair may correct higher, but the broken support at $0.6500 is...
UK Fintech startup, Revolut, has just announced via Twitter, plans of listing Ripple (XRP) on the popular mobile app. In the tweet by Chad West, Head of Marketing and Communication at Revolut, he posted a screen shot implying that the app was in the process of adding the coin. The confirmation of the addition was […]
Toast Wallet made an exciting announcement via Twitter, saying that support for a feature called Issue Own Currency is on its way. It should become reality sometime during this week. As you can probably imagine, the new feature would allow users to issue an ICO on the Ripple network. Toast Wallet also posted a screenshot […]
Virtual currencies are being used in different industries and by several companies. This time, TapJets will add Ripple (XRP), and Litecoin (LTC) to its payment options. In order to do so, the company decided to drop Verge (XVG) after making a 3-day Twitter poll.
Key Highlights Ripple price declined recently after buyers failed to push it above $0.7100 against the US dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted crucial ascending channel with support at $0.6860 was broken on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is now trading below the $0.6800 support level and the 100 hourly...
The question in many Ripplers minds is whether xRapid uses the Ripple (XRP) in circulation, or the XRP sourced from that which is released every month by the Escrow contracts that locked up 55 Billion XRP a while back. The reason for this question is because it is vital to know if the adoption of […]
IBM recently announced a partnership with Veridium labs and Stellar blockchain technology. The partnership would allow the trading of carbon credits as a token via the blockchain technology. This should help consumers and companies to manage their environmental impact better. Carbon credits have been in the game for a few years now and they allow […]
Key Highlights Ripple price is slowly on the move and is currently trading above the $0.6800 resistance against the US dollar. There is a crucial ascending channel forming with support at $0.6850 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is currently placed nicely in an uptrend and it...
In the last week, the depreciation was slow now that Ripple sellers are finding resistance at 60 cents. Despite this, sellers did confirm the 3-bar reversal pattern clear after week ending May 6 close. Today, it’s just a matter of waiting and if there are favorable news that would buoy prices then the better. In...
Ripple tools like xVia, xRapid and xCurrent have triggered countless of developments and partnership with different firms across the world, ranging from banks, remittance companies and more, due to its level of sophistication in money remittance. But this time, Ripple is up with another outrageous and stunning development that features the Cryptocurrency in the ability […]
Since XRP went live for the first time, the cryptocurrency was faced with two main issues: the parent company’s influence and the bad application of decentralization. Regarding the first issue, XRP is influenced by Ripple, but if the company were to sink, the crypto could still be able to survive thanks to users. On the […]
TapJets or the personal jet service in a blog post has let known that it is going to continue with the plans to make Ripple and Litecoin as payment options available. Despite the CEO Eugene Kesselman saluted the Verge crypto-enthusiasts, it is not the time for the 29th largest coin. Litecoin Under most Loved Cryptos […]
Exactly two years ago, Ripple Labs Inc (as it was known then), partnered with SBI Holdings of Japan to form SBI Ripple Asia Co. In the press release that was issued on the SBI Holdings website, the partnership with Ripple (XRP) was geared towards achieving the following: Form the new entity, SBI Ripple Asia Co. […]
The expectations of people are high immediately Facebook announced in January that it would be going into blockchain to research on some problems that is making the whole world run away from cryptocurrency. The announcement indicated that Facebook will be delving into blockchain technology to find long-lasting solution to some problems that hinders people from […]
For a very long time now, Ripple is one of the most popular and talked-about cryptos in the network. However, the price of its token did not gain parallel as its development did for the last months. Which is why, the team behind the platform made sure during the Blockchain Week they would not let […]
From the beginning of 2018, the most important cryptos had a rough time especially Bitcoin and the currencies that depend on it. Even if the prices recovered, the fluctuation managed to create doubt in investors and traders’ minds. Ripple managed to remain a stable coin in this whole scene, and the development team is making […]
What is the Ripple ?
Ripple has experienced strong growth since mid-December. Dethroning Bitcoin Cash on the podium of the most popular cryptocurrencies, and even more recently the Ether, to take the second place in terms of capitalization behind Bitcoin. The Ripple has the specificity of having the support of the banks: UBS, UniCredit or Santander already use its blockchain, which allows funds to be transferred free of charge.
Rejected by “geeks” and “cypherpunks”. Who defend individual freedoms and encrypted currencies as a way out of the rut of financial institutions and states. The Ripple seems promised a bright future with the support of banks.
Ripple’s co-founder, Chris Larsen, is now one of the 25 richest people in the world. Holding 5.9 billion units of this cryptocurrency, plus his stake in the company.
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