Ripple’s top lawyer is urging U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce to speak out sooner and louder against the regulator’s hostile approach toward the crypto industry. Last week, Peirce released a statement of dissent regarding the SEC’s lawsuit against the blockchain-based file-sharing payment network LBRY, which the regulator filed in 2021 under […]

Ripple announced on Nov. 2 that the XRP token has been approved under the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA)’s virtual assets regime. That approval means that virtual asset firms will be able to make use of XRP if they are licensed within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) area — a special economic zone and […]

In a recent speech at the DC Fintech Week conference, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse addressed the company’s regulatory hurdles. He expressed his views on the cryptocurrency landscape in the United States.  Ripple CEO Warns Of US Risking Market Share Loss According to a Fortune Magazine report, Garlinghouse acknowledged during his speech that despite Ripple’s success […]

It aims to create three blockchain-based payment corridors between users in Africa, UK, the GCC, and Australia. Optimism has been growing around Ripple since the partial win against the SEC. Ripple [XRP] has partnered with payments fintech Onafriq to expand its remittance capabilities, reaching customers in Africa and several Gulf nations, the United Kingdom, and […]

Payments platform Ripple Labs is collaborating with the central bank of Georgia to create the nation’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program. In a new company blog post, Ripple says that The National Bank of Georgia (NGB) has chosen to partner with Ripple for its digital Lari (GEL) pilot project. “The pilot will […]