Ripple

Australia

Australian Banks Westpac and ANZ Experiment With Ripple

Two of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, are experimenting with peer-to-peer transfers on the Ripple protocol. The news, revealed by The Australian Financial Review, follows last month’s announcement that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – another ‘big four’ rival – is trialling the tech for transfers between […]

Business  ·  9 June 2015
Australia

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank Latest to Experiment With Ripple

Australia's Commonwealth Bank announced it would use Ripple technology at its subsidiaries, with a view to incorporating digital currencies in future.

Business  ·  29 May 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Labs Joins Cross-Border Payments Association

San Francisco-based Ripple Labs, the startup behind the digital payment network Ripple, has joined the International Payments Framework Association (IFPA). The Association, whose members include the likes of ACH, NACHA and SWIFT, provides rule sets, best practices and guidance on how to improve cross-border payments. Nilesh Dusane, director of business development at Ripple Labs, said that […]

Business  ·  5 March 2015
Ripple Labs

Stellar Network Fork Prompts Concerns Over Ripple Consensus Protocol

The Stellar network forked last week, leading to questions about the integrity of the Ripple consensus protocol upon which it is based.

Business  ·  9 December 2014
Ripple Labs

US Banks: Why We Embraced Ripple

CoinDesk spoke with executives from CBW Bank and Cross River Bank about their recent Ripple protocol integration.

Tech  ·  25 September 2014
Banks

US Banks Announce Ripple Protocol Integration

American banks CBW and Cross River are to be the first to adopt Ripple's open-source distributed transaction infrastructure.

Business  ·  24 September 2014
Brazil

Latin America’s Latest Ripple Gateway Launches in Brazil

Rippex aims to boost cryptocurrencies in Brazil with the launch of the country's second Ripple gateway.

Markets  ·  9 September 2014
Ripple Labs

Ripple Unveils Next-Generation System for Digital Transaction Consensus

Ripple Labs has released a white paper detailing its newly launched network consensus algorithm.

Tech  ·  4 September 2014
Gold

Bullion Dealer Amagi Metals to Stop Accepting Fiat Currency

Precious metals dealer Amagi Metals takes a giant leap for bitcoin acceptance: it won't accept US dollars after 2016.

Business  ·  21 August 2014
Ethereum

If Digital Currencies Were Popular Technology Companies …

If bitcoin is the Google of digital currencies, then which altcoin would be Apple?

Business  ·  8 June 2014
Bitcoin

Fidor Exec: Banks Can’t Avoid Competition from Cryptocurrencies

Fidor COO Michael Maier tells CoinDesk about the bank's growing role in serving and expanding the digital currency ecosystem.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2014
Mexico

Ripple Network Expands to Mexico With Addition of First Peso Issuer

Bitso's entry point into the Ripple network means it will be able to transfer pesos, US dollars and bitcoin.

Tech  ·  12 May 2014
Exchanges

Ripple Explained: Medieval Banking with a Digital Twist

Antony Lewis of itBit explains how the ripple digital currency and payment protocol works, so anyone can understand it.

Tech  ·  11 May 2014
Blockchain

Ripple’s Susan Athey: Too Much Focus on Bitcoin Exchange Rate

Ripple’s Susan Athey and Blockchain’s Peter Smith shared their thoughts on cryptocurrencies at TechCrunch's Disrupt NY 2014 event.

Business  ·  5 May 2014
Litecoin

All Things Alt: Shibe Social, Blackcoin Boom and the Twin Easter Egg

Dogecon, new GPUs and the potential future of payments – these and more in this week's All Things Alt.

Business  ·  18 April 2014