Ripple's new five-year sponsorship with the University of Kansas, featuring XRP logos on sports uniforms, has drawn criticism from Chainlink's community lead Zach Rynes. He questioned the deal's alignment with Ripple's mission, suggesting it targets retail investors rather than enterprise clients, and labeled XRP a 'bank-themed memecoin.' Rynes also criticized Ripple's use of XRP reserves for corporate financing over benefiting token holders. The debate highlights ongoing tensions between blockchain communities over XRP's value and marketing strategy.
Chainlink community lead Zach Rynes criticized Ripple's new five-year sports sponsorship with the University of Kansas, calling it a desperate marketing move that doesn't align with Ripple's business of selling payment software to banks. He described...
XRP has gained 9.5% in the past week, driven by a sharp increase in spot market volumes, which rose from $42 million in May to $406 million recently. This surge reflects growing retail and institutional interest, even as the derivatives market shows ...
The XRP Ledger has processed over 1 million AI-driven payments using the x402 protocol, marking a significant milestone for AI integration in blockchain payments. Ripple-backed t54.ai launched the XRPL AI Hub, a platform that consolidates AI projects...
The XRP Ledger AI Hub has launched as a new platform for AI developers, agents, and merchants, coinciding with XRPL surpassing 1 million AI-driven agentic payments via the x402 protocol. This milestone highlights growing machine-driven settlement act...
XRP fell nearly 4% in 24 hours to around $1.08 but maintained a weekly gain of about 4%, reflecting short-term profit-taking amid longer-term institutional adoption hopes. Despite cooling trading volume and a medium-term downtrend, XRP remains part o...
