Smart Contracts On A Public Blockchain
Good or Bad? Smart Contracts are all the rage lately, with Ethereum bringing them into the limelight but a lot of other currencies also support them. The problem with smart contracts is that they...
Tagged: xrp
Ripple’s Escrow and Investor Concerns Unanswered
A lot of people seem to think Ripple’s escrow lockup means XRP is safe and that they are committed to it. But what most don’t realize is that it only addresses certainty in supply...
Bittrex added XRP and ETC to their USD Markets
This is old news from August 2018 but I thought I’d mention it is significant for Ripple’s XRP because it allows direct trading and conversion between the USD. This makes it a lot easier...
Vitalik Buterin Courted to work for Google
Buterin has apparently been courted by Google according to his Twitter feed. He initially shared the Tweet but then deleted it. This makes sense that Google would want to recruit him for their own...
BitPay Accepts Bitcoin Cash
Although we have used Bitpay I didn’t realize it was available for brick and mortar physical transactions since we’ve never done any. On that end it puzzles me how on earth anyone would ever...
Wikileaks Shutdown by Coinbase
Apparently Julian Assange’s Wikileaks merchant account on Coinbase was shutdown. This is not at all surprising since PayPal, VISA, Mastercard and the banks did the same thing to him/them in the past. In all...
Ripple Wants Government Regulation of Cryptocurrency
I have always believed regulation was inevitable and this is actually one of the reasons I invested in Ripple. It’s no surprise that they are calling for regulation as they benefit the most. As...
Ripple Performance Beats Bitcoin and Ethereum!
Despite so much turbulence in the markets Ripple has returned 4.8% vs Bitcoin’s 2.64% in the last 24 hours or Ethereum’s -.75%. Ripple is proving itself to be able to withstand strong headwinds after...
Ripple’s First Central Bank Contract with Saudi Arabia!
This is huge news for Ripple but apparently at the time of writing Ripple has tumbled more than 5% to .957 USD (under a dollar now). To be honest I do hold Ripple but...
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoin Crash – What You Need To Know
So essentially overnight Bitcoin lost 40% but at this point is still at this point at nearly $15000 and I believe will recover the $20K mark before the New Year (probably). Some people have...
