XRP

 XRP and Litecoin racked up impressive gains Thursday even as blue-chip cryptocurrencies took a breather. What happened: Payment-focused cryptocurrency XRP emerged as the best-performing cryptocurrency in the last 24 hours, surging nearly 18%.  The coin's trading volume soared 50% to $10....

Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse outlined a cryptocurrency-focused agenda for President-elect Donald Trump, suggesting key changes to the SEC and pushing for clarity on Ethereum’s (CRYPTO: ETH) status. What Happened: Garlinghouse congratulated Trump on the presidential victory and proposed a...

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs, underscored the significance of engaging with candidates promoting pro-cryptocurrency policies, irrespective of political affiliations. What Happened: Responding to an X post by the co-founder of the company, Chris Larsen, who announced donating $10...

Cryptocurrency asset trading and management firm Canary Capital has lodged a registration statement with the SEC for an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) exchange-traded fund (ETF), marking the second such filing this month. What Happened: Canary Capital submitted the S-1 filing—a prerequisite for issuers to file...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a comment from a SEC spokesperson. The SEC has decided to appeal against a 2023 ruling in the hotly contested legal battle against Ripple Labs that dismissed the agency’s broader claims about XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) sales. What Happened:...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a response from a Bitwise spokesperson. In a groundbreaking move, cryptocurrency index fund manager Bitwise Asset Management filed for an XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) exchange-traded fund (ETF), a first for the U.S. market. What Happened: Bitwise...

Worldcoin (CRYPTO: WLD)  and XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) were among the biggest gainers Thursday even as the broader market moved sideways. What happened: WLD, the native currency of the blockchain-based identity verification project, popped more than 9%, emerging as the best-performing cryptocurrency...

As Wall Street continues to embrace alternative cryptocurrencies, recent developments in the ongoing SEC case against Ripple Labs have once again thrust XRP into the spotlight. With a federal judge imposing a $125 million penalty on Ripple, the company's payment-focused cryptocurrency, XRP, saw a...

Payment-focused cryptocurrency XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) soared 15% Wednesday after Ripple Labs was handed a $125 million fine by a federal judge, a penalty far less than the $1.9 billion that the SEC had sought. What Happened: In a major development in the three-and-a-half-year-old legal battle, District...

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) outshone heavyweights to become the market's best performer on Tuesday.  What Happened: The sixth-largest coin by market cap hit a 4-month high of $0.65, following a jump of more than 8% in the last 24 hours. With the latest surge, XRP is up 38...

As the digital asset industry grows, influential political figures are increasingly revealing their substantial investments in cryptocurrencies. John Deaton, an attorney running for Senate against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), recently disclosed that approximately 80% of his net worth is tied up...

Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) mopped healthy gains Thursday after leading derivatives trading platform Chicago Mercantile Exchange launched new reference rates and real-time indices for the payments-focused cryptocurrency.  What Happened: The CME Group announced Thursday that starting July 29, it would...

According to Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, the highly anticipated spot Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETF might launch as early as July 2. This prediction follows reported comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff on the issuers’ S-1 filings. The SEC requested revisions...

Investors increased their bearish bets on prominent cryptocurrencies such as XRP and Cardano Wednesday, raising the prospect of gains in the event of liquidation. What Happened: According to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, XRP and Cardano witnessed heavy shorting following a temporary bounce due...

Payment-focused cryptocurrency XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) may have lagged the broader cryptocurrency market in 2024, but investors were hopeful for a shift in market sentiment toward the bullish side. What Happened: According to the on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant, speculative interest in the token shot...