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Though Ripple is confident that it will win its class-action lawsuit, the situation with XRP may remain unsolved. Even in the case of success, XRP could be still deemed a security.
Ripple spent $170,000 in the first three quarters of 2019 to influence crypto regulation in the United States. In total, Ripple has spent at least $620,000 for the same purpose between 2018 and 2019.
Gemini exchange announced that it has set up its in-house insurance company to protect its clients against any probable loss of coins stored in its offline vaults for a $200 million coverage limit.
A new product offered by Binance will allow its BUSD stablecoin to be easily converted with other stablecoins in the crypto market.
When looking for a trusted cryptocurrency exchange, it is important to take into account a number of factors including its security and liquidity.
The Live Auction platform launched by NBA’s Sacramento Kings is basically a blockchain platform running on the Ethereum network. It will allow bidding for different in-game sports gear using Treum.
To power its Anchorage Trading brokerage, the company has acquired Merkle Data startup and started integrating its technology.
A number of people who previously worked for JPMorgan are gathering millions of dollars for interoperable blockchains and kick-ass their smart contracts better than Ethereum ones. Kadena’s public blockchain has gone live.
Blade announced that it will roll out zero-fee BTC perpetuals trading. It believes that this feature will give it an edge in the crowded derivatives market.
Ripple’s partner MoneyGram is starting 2020 with expansion plans into India. It may have a positive influence on the XRP adoption and price.
Akon announced that he had managed to conclude the final paperwork for his upcoming Akon City to be built in Senegal.
Blockchain is viewed by LinkedIn as the top hard skill for job seekers, while a job of a blockchain developer is the top emerging job.
2020 will be an interesting year to see how the big players in finance and banking will work with blockchain.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects to see more ‘consolidation’ in 2020 after Visa acquired fintech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion. Will it affect the XRP price?
The recent cryptocurrency rally is sparking the notions about ‘going to 10K’, however, let’s not be too positive and look into whale transactions.