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Anchorage crypto custodian added support for XRP

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Institutional-oriented custodian service Anchorage has attached support for the XRP coin of fintech startup Ripple. The inclusion of XRP support in the organization was explained by the demand from institutional coin owners who “want a safer and more convenient custodial solution.” Anchorage...

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Twitter mentions of altcoins fell to a three-year low number

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The popularity of altcoins on Twitter has fallen significantly amid bearish sentiment in the market. In particular, this is evidenced by the data of the analytical service BitinfoCharts, writes Cointelegraph. So, the number of mentions of coins like Ethereum, Litecoin, and XRP is approaching a...

Brad Garlinghouse scam

Fake Brad Garlinghouse gives away 50 million XRP on Youtube

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On a YouTube video hosting service, was found a fake account of the head of Ripple Brad Garlinghouse, on behalf of which scammers announced the distribution of 50 million XRP tokens in exchange for users' coins. The video itself is not fake this is a February interview of Garlinghouse. However, in...

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Ripple announced stablecoins could be created on XRP ledger

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Ripple is creating a new component designed to provide the ability to create asset-backed tokens on top of the XRP registry. That was told by the technical director of the company David Schwartz. According to him, Ripple seeks to expand the capabilities of the network, including providing third...

MoneyGram and Ripple partnership

MoneyGram expands Ripple partnership with $11.3M

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MoneyGram money transfer service received $ 11.3 million from fintech startup Ripple during the second half of last year. It is reported by CoinDesk concerning reporting to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The funds from the California startup came in two tranches: $ 2.4 million in...

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Users lost funds due to collapse of XRP on BitMEX to $0.13

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The ongoing volatility of bitcoin may possibly attract the main attention of traders, however, no less interesting events could be observed on Thursday, February 13, in the XRP markets. So, on the BitMEX derivatives exchange, as a result of an instant collapse of the exchange rate, the token at...

Egyptian National Bank

Egyptian National Bank uses blockchain to Boost Remittance

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The Nationwide Financial establishment of Egypt has signed a collaboration settlement with Ripple to decide new channels for inward remittances, as per Feb. 11 report from local daily news site Youm7. The remittance as appears makes the Nationwide Financial organization the natural's first to...

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Ripple CEO hints at IPO during the WEF

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At the WEF in Davos, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse called the initial public offering (IPO) the company's “natural evolution.” So, he said that in the next year, in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, it will be possible to observe an IPO boom and did not exclude its Ripple. “We are...

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Head of Ripple predicted disappearance of 99% of cryptocoins

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Most cryptocurrencies will disappear and only quality assets will remain. This opinion was expressed by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse in his forecast for 2020. According to him, in the near future, the futility of more than 3,000 existing digital assets will become clear to everyone and...

Ripple invests in Keyless

Ripple invests in biometric cybersecurity startup

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Keyless, a startup which is focused on cybersecurity progress, has gathered over $2 million investments to create new security software that gives info about private keys of users with encrypted biometric data. This organisation intends to be preeminent in the world to mix defended multi-party...

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Media: Bank of America tests Ripple technology

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Bank of America, the second-largest US bank, has publicly tested the Ripple distributed ledger technology and may have further plans in this direction. A Ripple spokeswoman did not confirm or deny whether the bank is a client of fintech startups, noting only that the parties conducted a joint pilot...

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Ripple announces rebranding and investments in BRD wallet

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The xCurrent payment system and the xVia corporate payment API from fintech company Ripple are included in the single RippleNet brand. At the same time, a California-based company invested 750,000 in a BRD wallet, which will now add support for the XRP token. Representatives of Ripple reported on...

Jered Kenna

An early BTC millionaire loses his love for the industry

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Bitcoin dropped 20% in late September, and one of the earliest Bitcoin millionaires came back to Twitter to talk about this. Jered Kenna is 37 years old, and he used to own thousands of BTCs, which he got for cents. Kenna also managed the initial crypto exchange in the US - TradeHill Inc. In a post...

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Ripple invests in Coinme Bitcoin ATM provider

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Coinme, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency ATM provider, raised $1.5 million. We are thrilled to announce our that @Ripple's #Xpring and the newly established #Blockchain Finance Fund have made investments as part of our recently opened A-1 funding round.Full Release: https://t.co/yjNH4JiQpR...

Third-largest crypto coin hardly causes a Ripple amid rally

Third-largest crypto coin hardly causes a Ripple amid rally

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One cryptocurrency stands out from the exciting recovery process of the year. XRP tumbled about 20%, while 8 of the top 10 cryptos are posting gains. Even though the currency lost about $3 billion in market cap in 2019, it’s still the third-biggest crypto coin after BTC and ETH. Majority of the...

Bitsane's scam: disappeared with money

Bitsane cryptocurrency exchange's management has vanished with user's money

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Ireland-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane ceased operations, and its management stole deposits of almost 250 thousand users, reports The Forbes. As the newspaper notes, Bitsane LP in the past was listed as one of the trading platforms approved by Ripple. In addition, in January 2018, CNBC...

As the rumours about Facebook’s coin launch are thickening, MoneyGram and Ripple finally became partners

As the rumours about Facebook’s coin launch are thickening, MoneyGram and Ripple finally became p...

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Yesterday was the day when a long-awaited partnership has become real. Riplle Inc. declared that now they’re partners with MoneyGram. Is this because Facebook decided to launch the coin these days? As the blockchain firm says itself, this partnership is going to make MoneyGram become a user of...

Hackers stole GateHub's users 23 million XRPs

GateHub users lost 23 million XRP during a hacking attack

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The creative director of 2K/DENMARK company, Thomas Silkjær, said that as a result of the hacker attack, GateHub users lost 23 million Ripple XRP tokens (approximately $9.6 million at the current rate). According to Silkjær, during the attack that began on June 1, 80-90 user wallets were hacked...