Stellar’s XLM surged 17% on Friday as the overall cryptocurrency markets posted gains, led by XRP, which was up 55% on a 24-hour trading period at the time of writing. The price rise of Stellar comes as the cryptocurrency is seeing increased adoption, specifically through IBM’s new cross-border settlement system – World Wire. On Friday,…
The crypto community burst with joy earlier today as cryptocurrency prices surged beyond even their most optimistic expectations. Contrary to what everyone has expected, the new price surge was not sparked by Bitcoin, as it usually happens. This time, the bull run is led by none other than Ripple. XRP Spikes Up After nine months…
Since December 2017 when the price of XRP, the native currency of Ripple, achieved $3, XRP has failed to come close in flippening Ethereum in market cap. Ten months ago, at the peak of the crypto market when the valuation of cryptocurrencies hovered at around $900 billion, Ripple briefly overtook Ethereum with a 41 percent…
Key Highlights Ripple price rallied sharply and broke the $0.4000 and $0.4600 resistances against the US dollar. There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance at $0.3350 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is currently consolidating gains above the $0.4400 and $0.4200 support levels…
Key Highlights Ripple price made a sharp upside move and traded above the $0.3000 resistance against the US dollar. There is a short term contracting triangle forming with resistance at $0.3260 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is likely to make the next move above the $0.3250…
Ripple’s settlement system that uses a combination of blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies may be going live within the next month or so, according to a statement from a company executive. The product, which utilizes XRP to complete real-time cross border settlements, has already struck some high-profile partnerships, and many investors see it as the main…
Key Highlights Ripple price is slowly moving higher and it recently broke the $0.2720 resistance against the US dollar. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $0.2675 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair is now placed nicely above the $0.2700 support…
The payments network Ripple could be about to pick up a large share of the Japanese currency transfer market. The firm is looking to launch the MoneyTap application with support from the SBI Ripple Asia Japanese Bank Consortium later this year. MoneyTap App Looks to Reduce Fees Associated with Traditional Money Transfer Services Although the…