David Schwartz, Ripple's former CTO, clarified that XRP is not used to secure consensus on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Unlike proof of stake systems, XRP does not influence consensus because using it would centralize control with Ripple. Instead, XRPL relies on validators chosen by network participants, promoting decentralization without financial incentives. Schwartz argues that artificial rewards harm network reliability and that natural incentives are best for blockchain consensus.
D’CENT Wallet has introduced XRP Alliance, a new feature that transforms XRP self-custody wallets into comprehensive DeFi gateways. This innovation allows users to manage storage, swaps, yield, fiat access, and DeFi tools in one secure wallet with bi...
The XRP Ledger has reached a new milestone with 332,230 wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP, marking an all-time high. This growth in large holders has continued steadily since June 2024, even through market downturns and a recent crash that temporar...
Prediction markets show growing optimism for XRP's price in May 2026, with a 78% chance it will trade above $1.50. However, the probability of XRP surpassing $2 remains low at 6%. XRP has been consolidating between $1.40 and $1.50, with potential to ...
XRP is stabilizing above the key $1.40 support level as sell-side pressure on Binance eases, indicating seller exhaustion after recent volatility. This balance between buyers and sellers suggests a consolidation phase where larger investors may be qu...
XRP's price momentum weakened after failing to break above the $1.50 resistance level, leading to a consolidation phase near $1.40. Despite short-term selling pressure and corrective moves on hourly and four-hour charts, the broader bullish trend rem...
