David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple, clarified that while a payment concept by Ryan Fugger in 2004 predated Bitcoin by five years, the XRP token and XRP Ledger were launched in 2012, three years after Bitcoin's inception. Fugger's early design was a trust-based credit network without decentralized assets or a native token, distinguishing it from Bitcoin's open bearer assets secured by proof of work. This distinction is important as it separates the idea from the actual cryptocurrency XRP, which came later. Meanwhile, Ripple is expanding its regulatory presence in Europe with MiCA approval, signaling growth beyond the origins debate.
Ripple has recommended retiring the XLS-38 amendment, a native cross-chain bridge for the XRP Ledger that never activated on mainnet due to low validator support and Axelar handling XRPL-EVM bridging. This move will remove over 10,000 lines of unused...
Bitwise reported about $100 million in net inflows on August 27 across its U.S. crypto exchange-traded products, with Solana funds leading at roughly $40 million, followed by Bitcoin at $22 million and Hyperliquid at $20 million. The Solana Staking E...
Ripple has recommended withdrawing the pending XChainBridge (XLS-38) amendment for the XRP Ledger after deciding that its primary use case—connecting the XRPL mainnet with an EVM-compatible sidechain—is already fulfilled by Axelar. The amendment woul...
US-listed XRP ETFs attracted $28.14 million on August 26, marking the second-largest daily inflow in 2026, led by Bitwise with $13.12 million. Whale wallets accumulated about 460 million XRP tokens, the strongest since February, signaling strong inst...
XRP's derivatives market is experiencing the highest sell pressure of the year, even as open interest and whale-sized orders increase. This indicates a tug of war between buyers and sellers, with futures flow currently dominated by sellers. While XRP...
