Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. But according to the company, this year is not the best one for crypto donations.
Some years ago there were not so many crypto enthusiasts who believed in the power of altcoins. Though Bitcoin is still a leader, some altcoins are showing quite impressive results in 2019.
The web monetization platform Coil will deploy the XRP funds into building awareness for the platform among creators, consumers and strategic partners.
Bitcoin (BTC) price has been hovering around $10,000 since late June leaving traders and investors nervously watching for more potential loses. But now it has fallen below this level.
Ripple continues to face the ire of the investors who claim that XRP is “unlawful securities” under the SEC’s guidelines of the Howey Test.
Trust Wallet, the official wallet for Binance, has just released a desktop application for the macOS. The Linux and Windows platforms are expected to be released soon as well.
Binance is taking a hard and detailed look at 30 different cryptocurrencies for possible inclusion on its upcoming US-based exchange. This is welcome news for users in the U.S.
A new petition requires Ripple to stop dumping XRP which could ensure a stronger demand for the coin and would let its price grow naturally.
Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced that it is now supporting Tezos (XTZ) trading on its site, as well as on Android and iOS versions of the Coinbase app.
The petition to stop Ripple’s XRP dumping has been started by trader Crypto Bitlord, and it recommends that Ripple no longer release its supply of XRP onto the crypto market, suggesting this will lead to a pump, “like the good ol days.”
Ripple sent an open letter to the U.S. Congress intending to explain the differences between various blockchains and digital currencies. In the letteer the company stressed the willingness to cooperate with the authorities.
Recently, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, has commented on Facebook’s new cryptocurrency – Libra, saying that because of it, the crypto industry might become subject to stricter regulations.
Amidst the current increase in the involvement of institutional corporations with cryptocurrency, Ripple reportedly sold out an excess of $250 million in XRP with about 40% of these sales been in favor of the institutional investors.
It has come to light that Bank of America has recently filed for a patent for a settlement DLT system citing the Ripple ledger. It is called “Real-time net settlement by distributed ledger system” according to Google Patents.
eToro’s research showed that 16% of people surveyed knew what Libra was, eclipsing awareness of Ethereum (12%) and other cryptos such as Litecoin and XRP which were found to be known by even fewer people.