XRP

I attempted to spend two weeks travelling in El Salvador living on Bitcoin. I tried to pay for every single thing with Bitcoin, or Satoshis, small amounts of Bitcoin. Spoiler alert, I failed.  Outfoxed by car hire companies (fortunately my car of choice was not Fiat); stubborn restauranteurs, a parking meter, pupusas, and a fancy

On November 7, 2022, the district court in New Hampshire granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the blockchain payment network LBRY. This was the third notable win for the agency, following the SEC’s victories against Kik and Telegram, while the Ripple case is about to be decided,

Cointelegraph Markets Pro, a data platform designed to level the playing field for cryptocurrency market participants, has been available to the public for nearly two years now. The platform, which took a year to develop, is the result of an exhaustive analysis of crypto markets and the key drivers of asset price movements. It was

While self-custody is considered the ultimate way to secure one’s funds, many fail to acknowledge the risks associated with physically storing seed phrases. A search conducted by the State Police agency for Nevada ended up making a suspect’s seed phrase public after being picked up by the body cam. A viral video making rounds on

Data shows XRP whales have deposited around $32 million in the token to crypto exchange Coinbase, a sign that could lead to further decline in the asset’s price. Whales Transfer $32 Million In XRP To Coinbase As per data from the crypto transaction tracker platform Whale Alert, two large XRP movements have been spotted during

The legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is in the home stretch. Both parties had filed their more than 60-page reply briefs for summary judgment on Nov. 30. Now it’s wait-and-see for the parties involved until Judge Analisa Torres issues a decision. Meanwhile, the spotlight is on the LBRY

Tel Aviv’s Magistrate Court has reportedly issued a ruling allowing Israel’s government to seize all the crypto in more than 150 digital wallets that it hablacklisted for allegedly funding terrorist groups.  According to a Dec. 18 local Israeli media report, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says the court’s Dec. 15 ruling has already allowed authorities to

Ripple has announced that it has implemented the long-awaited automated market maker (AMM) feature in a devnet yesterday. Earlier this year, the RippleX team proposed the technical specification for XLS-30d. This is a protocol-native AMM that is integrated into the order book-based DEX on the XRP Ledger. Developers can now integrate their applications directly into

Rumors have surfaced in recent days that a landmark day in the legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could be coming up on Monday, December 5, or even tomorrow, December 2. At the center of the speculation are the Hinman documents. Ripple has succeeded in forcing the release of

In the legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), both parties filed their more than 60-page reply briefs for summary judgment late Friday. While it’s now wait and see for a decision from Judge Analisa Torres, Ripple continues to not sit back and calls out the SEC for its

Attorney John E. Deaton, who is representing 75,000 XRP investors in the legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has drawn attention to the biggest danger for Ripple. Deaton warned in a series of tweets that Judge Torres’ decision in the District Court will have a huge impact in practical

The court may soon draw the curtain on the long-standing lawsuit legal battle between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple. The SEC filed a lawsuit in December 2020. In the initial filing, the commission alleged that the payment company and its executives raised over $1.3 billion through unregistered securities offerings, XRP. In

Sasha Hodder, founder of Hodder Law Firm, has started a discussion among lawyers on Twitter about whether Ripple chiefs Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen face fines in their legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and if so, what those fines might be. Hodder wrote in a tweet that if Ripple loses, Larsen

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has made an explosive claim about the legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in one of his infamous Ask Me Anything (AMA) videos. Hoskinson commented on a possible settlement date for the case between Ripple and the SEC. The Cardano leader has reportedly received

Data shows a whale has withdrawn $33 million worth of XRP from Binance, a sign that could be bullish for the coin’s price. XRP Whale Takes Out $33 Million From Crypto Exchange Binance As per data from the crypto transaction tracker service Whale Alert, two sizable XRP transactions have been spotted on the chain during

Minnesota Senator Tom Emmer has slammed United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler for his flawed “crypto information-gathering efforts” and insisted Gensler should appear before Congress to explain the cost of his “regulatory failures.” Emmer’s comments came from a Dec. 10 tweet to his 67,500 Twitter followers, where he made reference to a

The relief rally in the United States equities markets took a breather this week as all major averages closed in the red. Traders seem to have booked profits before the busy economic calendar next week. The S&P 500 index dropped 3.37%, but a minor positive for the cryptocurrency markets is that Bitcoin (BTC) has not

The domino effect of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions came full circle as his reputation began impacting the professional lives of his parents — Stanford Law professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried.  SBF’s father, Bankman, had to cancel his winter session course on tax policy, which according to The Standford Daily, was at a time

Top Stories This Week 7 class action lawsuits have been filed against SBF so far, records show Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has been named in seven class action lawsuits filed since the fall of his crypto empire. These lawsuits, however, are separate from the numerous probes and investigations examining the crypto exchange and its

Crypto exchange Binance closed a trader account on Dec. 9 after a user complained about the exchange’s response for alleged funds theft. Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said the firm does not want to service “unreasonable” clients. A user by the name of CoinMamba on Twitter started complaining about the lost funds on Dec. 8,