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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

Ripple Labs Partnership Brings Real-Time Transactions to Global Payments Hub

Ripple Labs' new partnership with global payments services provider Earthport connects it to banks in more than 60 countries worldwide.

Business  ·  4 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
Ripple Labs

How Consensus Algorithms Solve Issues with Bitcoin’s Proof of Work

A promising algorithm may provide an alternative to bitcoin's arguably wasteful process of confirming transactions.

Tech  ·  11 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
XRP

Jed McCaleb, Ripple Labs Strike Deal to Avoid 9 Billion XRP Sell-Off

Ripple Labs has reached an agreement to prevent co-founder and Stellar creator Jed McCaleb from quickly liquidating his XRP holdings.

Tech  ·  14 August 2014
Ripple Labs

Shift Developing Hybrid Fiat and Bitcoin Debit Card

Debit cards that combine cryptocurrency, loyalty points and fiat could soon be a reality thanks to startup Shift Payments.

Business  ·  13 August 2014
Exchanges

LakeBTC Exchange Lets Users Bypass Bank Transfers with Ripple

LakeBTC users can now use the Ripple network for deposits and withdrawals to avoid cumbersome international bank transfers.

Business  ·  12 August 2014
Visa

Stripe: Bitcoin Has Future in Global Payments if Issues Solved

The payments processor examined bitcoin and weighed its potential impact on the world's payment network.

Business  ·  21 July 2014
Bitcoin

Ripple Labs Unveils Proposal for New Smart Contract System

The company's proposed system could reinvigorate the movement to build smart contract mechanisms.

Business  ·  21 July 2014
Crime

How Unsuspecting Homeowners Helped Hackers Mine 500 Million Dogecoins

Security flaws opened the door to a dogecoin mining scam that may have affected thousands.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 June 2014
Latin America

Latin America’s First Ripple Gateway Now Serving Seven Local Markets

Launched by e-payments provider AstroPay, Ripple LatAm will serve Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and more.

Tech  ·  12 June 2014
Regulation

Ripple Labs Joins Mainstream NACHA Financial Industry Alliance

Ripple Labs has been accepted into the NACHA Payments Innovation Alliance, a non-profit organization that oversees the ACH network.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 June 2014
XRP

Ripple Price Rebounds After CEO Pledges 7 Billion XRP Donation

Ripple CEO Chris Larsen has committed to donate large portion of the digital currency he owns to the underbanked.

Tech  ·  27 May 2014