XRP

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) outshone heavyweights to become the market's best performer on Tuesday.  What Happened: The sixth-largest coin by market cap hit a 4-month high of $0.65, following a jump of more than 8% in the last 24 hours. With the latest surge, XRP is up 38...

As the digital asset industry grows, influential political figures are increasingly revealing their substantial investments in cryptocurrencies. John Deaton, an attorney running for Senate against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), recently disclosed that approximately 80% of his net worth is tied up...

Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) mopped healthy gains Thursday after leading derivatives trading platform Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched new reference rates and real-time indices for the payments-focused cryptocurrency.  What Happened: The CME Group announced Thursday that starting July 29, it would...

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the highly anticipated spot Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETF might launch as early as July 2. This prediction follows reported comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff on the issuers’ S-1 filings. The SEC requested revisions...

Investors increased their bearish bets on prominent cryptocurrencies such as XRP and Cardano Wednesday, raising the prospect of gains in the event of liquidation. What Happened: According to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, XRP and Cardano witnessed heavy shorting following a temporary bounce due...

Payment-focused cryptocurrency XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) may have lagged the broader cryptocurrency market in 2024, but investors were hopeful for a shift in market sentiment toward the bullish side. What Happened: According to the on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, speculative interest in the token shot...

The cryptocurrency market had a rough start to the week, with popular large-cap currencies registering marked declines. What Happened: Memecoins Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, and payment-focused coin XRP traded in the red on Monday, as indicated below. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 10:...

The cryptocurrency market recovered strongly in 2024, following a protracted bear market that halted capital investments in the sector.  Spurred by soaring institutional interest in spot ETFs, bellwethers like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) have both surged more than 60% year...

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, has forecasted the advent of exchange-traded funds for XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA), following positive developments around Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) spot ETFs. What Happened: Garlinghouse anticipates...

Earlier this week, Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse appeared on Bloomberg Crypto to discuss topics related to his company. The most notable point of discussion was surrounding the potential for a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF). During the interview, Garlinghouse said that Ripple would welcome...

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, on Tuesday discussed the potential for an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) focused exchange-traded fund (ETF). What Happened: During a Bloomberg interview,  Garlinghouse was questioned about Ripple’s stance on backing an XRP ETF, to which he said, “We would...

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) holders were left momentarily spellbound as a reported “BlackRock iShares XRP Trust” filing sent the cryptocurrency’s price soaring.  What Happened: This euphoria was short-lived as it turned out that the filing in Delaware, which was responsible for a rapid...

The cryptocurrency market saw a sharp decline on Monday, with major cryptocurrencies experiencing a notable downturn in the late afternoon hours. The market’s volatility was exacerbated following the discovery that the corporate registration purportedly filed for the iShares XRP Trust was, in...

Ripple’s native token, XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), has experienced a surge of 8% today, surpassing the performance of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) in the last 24 hours. What Happened: As of the time of writing, XRP was trading at $0.67, while both Bitcoin and Ethereum recorded...

MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR), a business analytics firm, has once again found its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holdings in a profitable position, thanks to the climb in Bitcoin’s value above the $30,000 threshold on Friday.  What Happened: This resurgence in the cryptocurrency’s worth...