XRP

Funding Rounds

Ripple, Barclays Accelerator Back $1.7 Million Round for Remittance Firm

Barclays' accelerator program, Ripple and others have backed a $1.7 million round for a new remittance startup that will use XRP.

Business  ·  12 February 2019
XRP

Ripple Offered Multimillion-Dollar XRP Bonuses to Lure Top Tech Talent

Ripple may be offering XRP bonuses worth up to $6 million in a bid to attract engineering talent.

Business  ·  11 February 2019
XRP

XRP Market Cap May Be Overstated by Billions, Messari Report Estimates

A new report from Messari estimates that the true market capitalization and circulating supply of XRP is markedly less than what most data sources currently present.

Markets  ·  24 January 2019
XRP

Euro Exim Bank Taps Ripple’s xRapid for Cross-Border Settlements

Euro Exim Bank is tapping Ripple's xRapid product, which uses the XRP cryptocurrency, for payments and settlements.

Business  ·  8 January 2019
Twitter

The FUD Stompers: Like It or Not, XRP Army Is Winning Crypto’s Hashtag War

The XRP Army is hands-down crypto's most vocal community. Who are they?

Tech  ·  31 December 2018
XRP

R3’s New Corda App Supports Payments in XRP Cryptocurrency

R3 has launched the Corda Settler, an app aimed to facilitate global crypto payments within enterprise blockchains – and it's starting with XRP.

Business  ·  5 December 2018
Coinbase

Coinbase, DCG Join $4.5 Million Seed Round for Crypto Evaluation Startup

Coinbase Ventures, DCG and others have provided $4.5 million in funding for an analytics startup that wants investors to think beyond market cap.

Business  ·  29 November 2018
Bitcoin

XRP Nears Longest Stretch as World’s Second-Largest Cryptocurrency

XRP has remained the world's second largest cryptocurrency by market cap for the past 11-days – its longest stretch at No. 2 since 2016.

Markets  ·  26 November 2018
Banking

Ripple Is Making It Easier for Customers to Integrate XRP. So Far, They Aren’t

Ripple's new version of xCurrent offers easier integration with xRapid, the product that leverages XRP. But so far, clients aren't taking the plunge.

Business  ·  26 November 2018
XRP

Combined Class-Action Lawsuit Against Ripple Moves to Federal Court

Is XRP a security? The question is now sitting before the U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 November 2018
XRP

Ripple Says XRP Cryptocurrency Sales Doubled in Q3 2018

Ripple more than doubled its XRP sales quarter-over-quarter, though it did not match Q1 sales, according to its latest markets report.

Business  ·  25 October 2018
Crime

23-Year-Old Australian Woman Arrested Over Theft of 100,000 XRP

A 23-year-old woman from Sydney, Australia, has been arrested over the alleged theft of XRP worth over $300,000 at the time.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 October 2018
Banking

Ripple Grapples With Its $21 Billion ‘Gorilla’: Crypto Asset Adoption

Ripple's "800-pound gorilla" in the room is whether financial institutions will actually use cryptocurrencies in cross-border payments.

Business  ·  3 October 2018
Banking

With Rambling Clinton Keynote, Ripple Is Sending a Clear Message

It wasn't about what Clinton had to say. It was about putting Clinton on the stage.

Business  ·  3 October 2018
Banks

Ripple Event Reveal: 3 Companies Are Now Using XRP for Real Payments

During Ripple's annual Swell conference, CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced three firms that will use XRP in commercial cross-border payments.

Business  ·  1 October 2018