Blockchain start-up Ripple, whose digital currency has seen huge volatility this year, is investing in a blockchain-focused fund to encourage the next great technology app built using its software. Ripple, which owns about 60 billion of the 100 billion ripple, or XRP, tokens ever created, said Wednesday that it would...
Japanese Internet Company Prepares to Launch Bitcoin Payroll
While Bitcoin is an appealing investment vehicle its other use cases are less popular. Fewer people spend it to buy goods and services as of right now. When it comes to salaries, Bitcoin has not made too many inroads yet either. If it is up to GMO Internet Group, that...
80,000 New Merchants in Europe Gain Option to Accept Crypto
Vilnius-based Coingate, cryptocurrency payment gateway for European merchants, is teaming with Paris-based Prestashop, an open source ecommerce solution. The combination means more choices for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and might encourage an increase in adoption. Coingate + Prestashop = 80,000 More Merchants Dmitrijus Borisenka, Coingate CEO, explained, “Encouraging adoption among people beyond...
5 Reasons To Buy Ripple XRP Today, Won’t Be This Cheap Again
Ripple (XRP) is one of the most popular altcoins in the cryptocurrency realm. It is a cross-border payment system that looks to do away with the existing boundations involving long transaction times and high fees. The price of XRP tokens is still pretty low, despite the obvious potential it has...
Crypto isn’t in a bubble — ‘bitcoin is the pin that’s going to pop the bubble’
One cannot apply the criteria for what created the Tulip Mania bubble and the Tech Bubble of the 90's to Crypto's, they are three different beasts. Bitcoin has more than halved in value since the start of the year, leading critics to say it's in a bubble that's deflating. Jon...