Ripple

Ripple Labs

How MIT is Using Ripple to Push Blockchain Research Beyond Theory

MIT has moved its blockchain research from the theoretical to the real world with a project announced earlier this week with Ripple.

Tech  ·  19 April 2016
Banking

Ripple Hires SWIFT Board Member to Take Over Global Accounts

Ripple has hired SWIFT board member Marcus Treacher as its global head of strategic accounts.

Business  ·  11 April 2016
Payments

The ‘Unsexy’ Way Earthport is Using Shared Ledgers for ‘Blockchain’ Efficiencies

Earthport discusses how it is achieving the efficiencies many associate with "blockchain" without using a digital asset or alternative currency.

Markets  ·  6 April 2016
Banking

The Case for Ripple in the Age of Big Bank Blockchains

CoinDesk profiles distributed ledger startup Ripple's recent market strategy for XRP, the digital asset, in the face of new competitors.

Business  ·  2 March 2016
Singapore

How Standard Chartered is Using Ripple to Rethink Trade Finance

Standard Chartered is moving ahead toward "full commercialization" with its blockchain trial for trade finance.

Markets  ·  29 February 2016
Banking

Royal Bank of Canada Reveals Blockchain Trial With Ripple

Royal Bank of Canada has revealed it is working on a new proof of concept for distributed ledger-based remittances.

Business  ·  25 February 2016
Ripple Labs

Ripple Settles $1 Million Lawsuit With Former Executive and Founder

A months-long legal dispute involving distributed ledger tech startup Ripple and its co-founder Jed McCaleb has come to an end.

Business  ·  12 February 2016
Ethereum

Inside Earthport’s Bid to Push Banks Past Blockchain R&D

CoinDesk looks at how Earthport is adding blockchain technology to existing product lines through its Distributed Ledger Payments Hub.

Tech  ·  8 February 2016
Banking

Japan’s SBI Holdings Teams With Ripple to Launch New Company

SBI Holdings, the financial services business division of Japan’s SBI Group, has announced it is creating a new company with Ripple.

Business  ·  29 January 2016
Ethereum

Microsoft Explores Adding Ripple Tech to Blockchain Toolkit

Microsoft has issued an update to its blockchain toolkit offering, revealing it is exploring how to add Ripple's Interledger protocol.

Tech  ·  8 December 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Sues Social App for $2 Million Over Trademark Infringement

Ripple has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Kefi Labs, the makers of a social photo-sharing app called Ripple.

Tech  ·  13 October 2015
Regulation

Bitcoin in the Headlines: Gemini’s Stellar Debut

What has been said and by whom? CoinDesk has rounded up the top bitcoin and blockchain related headlines from across the world.

Markets  ·  9 October 2015
Ripple Labs

Ripple Releases Interledger to Connect Banks and Blockchains

CoinDesk speaks to Ripple about Interledger, its new protocol aimed at connecting bank and blockchain ledgers.

Tech  ·  8 October 2015
Venture Capital

Santander InnoVentures Adds $4 Million to Ripple’s Series A Round

Ripple has received an estimated $4m in funding from Santander InnoVentures, bringing its Series A total to $32m.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Brazil

Payments Vets Join Brazilian Blockchain Startup

Brazil-based bitcoin startup Rippex has announced the former founders of digital payments gateway PagSeguro have joined its team.

Business  ·  4 September 2015