A Greener Future for Crypto and Blockchain

Headlines and deep dives on the staggering levels of crypto energy consumption — among some blockchains in particular — have put the industry under a spotlight. As crypto continues to become more mainstream and new applications utilizing this technology gain popularity, crypto’s carbon footprint threatens to continue accelerating. The question of cryptocurrency’s...

Apr 2022

LATAM: Low Interoperability Highlights Crypto’s Big Potential

Across Latin America, a fragmented payments landscape has resulted in low interoperability, often leading to high fees for both senders and receivers of payments. Regulators in the region are working — with varying progress and approaches — to enable real-time payment options that foster greater interoperability, increase financial inclusion, generate...

Apr 2022

For the Love of NFTs: VSA Partners and Rare Air Media Bring Jordan NFTs to the XRPL

Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, are creating tremendous opportunities for creators and collectors of art, memorabilia, and other digital assets. Since the initial launch of Ripple’s Creator Fund, we have seen incredible momentum and exciting NFT use cases come to life on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Creators like Justin Bua, xPunks, and Sebring Revolution continue...

Apr 2022

CBDCs: From the “Hype” to the “How” of Making Financial Inclusion a Reality – Part 2

In our recent survey of over 1,600 financial leaders across 22 countries, we uncovered some pretty astounding insights: A whopping 85% of payment leaders at financial institutions globally think their country will launch a digital currency in the next four years.  If these last two years in a pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that time flies....

Apr 2022

CBDCs: From the “Hype” to the “How” of Making Financial Inclusion a Reality – Part 1

We recently surveyed over 1,600 financial leaders across 22 countries and discovered that 37% of senior financial institution executives around the globe consider both “financial inclusion” and “greater access to credit” as the largest potential breakthroughs for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). This echoes the stated goals of many countries...

Mar 2022

The Next Evolution of Crypto for Business

It’s March Madness. Three weeks, 136 teams, and two college basketball championships. While there is no shortage of talent and promise on the court, it’s often the proven programs with the most experienced, seasoned coaches and practiced players that are the odds-on favorites. The same is true in crypto. There is a lot of hype and activity in...

Mar 2022

Women in Blockchain: Emi Yoshikawa’s Global Influence

For many of us in the industry, it comes as no surprise that tech and finance are heavily male-dominated. Many fintechs are intersecting with blockchain and crypto — two other predominantly male spaces — which further widens the gap. But women in blockchain have persevered and are paving the way for future generations to confidently enter the...

Mar 2022

How Businesses Can Meet Rising Consumer Demand for Crypto

To borrow a line from the film Spinal Tap, the volume on crypto has been turned up to eleven.  The financial industry continues its march towards crypto with Worldpay’s recent announcement that it will expand merchant adoption of cryptocurrency with “pay by crypto” options. Binance also just revealed plans for a new payments processor enabling...

Mar 2022

The Ripple Drop: Growing Crypto Liquidity, Banner Year for RippleNet and Ripple Liquidity Hub

In this edition of The Ripple Drop, we take a deep dive into liquidity. RippleNet General Manager Asheesh Birla joins us to explain how crypto liquidity works, why it’s important, and the roles On-Demand Liquidity and Ripple Liquidity Hub will play in driving its growth.  Rising Crypto Liquidity  Asheesh tracks the growth in crypto liquidity...

Mar 2022

Ripple Welcomes Michael Warren to Board of Directors

It’s been an exciting and fast start to the year here at Ripple. From welcoming many new team members, to launching our annual Crypto Trends report, to seeing exciting momentum with the Creator Fund. We hit the ground running at the start of 2022 with no plans of slowing down.  Equally as exciting is the announcement of our newest board member,...

Mar 2022