Cointime News Wrapup-Afternoon Version: Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Says Regulators Support the Bad Guys in Crypto
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said that the regulators allow the bad guys to get big and blow up. He exposes how they ignored warnings signs.
Ripple Hiring Engineers Despite Facing Lawsuit, Bucking Crypto Industry Layoffs Trend Again
The company has at least 77 roles open, with 34 focused on engineering. Amid massive industry-wide layoffs, Ripple continues its hiring spree, again focusing on engineering.
Its careers page revealed that the firm has at least 77 open roles, with 34 of these roles in the engineering department. The company is looking to fill several positions in multiple regions across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
Deaton Says This Is the Only Victory the SEC Can Get in the Ripple Case
Attorney John E. Deaton has asserted that the only victory the United States Securities and Exchange Commission will likely get in its case against Ripple is that the blockchain payments sold XRP as a security from 2013 to 2017.
Ripple Discloses Third Wave Winners of Its $250 Million NFT Creator Fund
Ripple, the Silicon Valley tech company, has unveiled the winners of the third edition of its $250 million Creator Fund, encouraging more independent NFT creators to apply during the next edition (Wave 4) to stand a chance of becoming a beneficiary of the funding program.
Top 2000 BSC Whales Now Hold 72M+ XRP Worth $28M
XRP remains a favorite among investors. A recent report revealed that the 2,000 largest whales on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) network hold a massive 72.8 million XRP tokens valued at $28.4 million.
Ripple Unveils Third Wave Winners of Its $250M Creator Fund
Prominent blockchain company Ripple has announced the third wave of recipients of its $250 million Creator Fund.
XRP Races Past $0.395 To Post Gains of 10% in Two Days – More To Follow?
The daily timeframe showed the mid-range mark at $0.37 has once more acted as a strong support zone. The breakout past $0.395 meant a move to the range highs at $0.41 was likely. However, the strong gains and the imbalances on the one-hour chart meant buying XRP at $0.4 might not be a good risk-to-reward trade.
XRPL NFT Marketplace Receives Nod From Ripple CTO for Its Innovations
It is the number one NFT marketplace on the network by weekly volume and number of NFTs sold this month.
Attorney Deaton Reiterates That Ripple and SEC Will Not Settle
In a tweet today, attorney Deaton made reference to a January 1 tweet where he noted that SEC chair Gary Gensler does not have a mindset of settling with the prominent blockchain company.
Leading XRP Ledger Explorer Bithomp Makes XRP Faucets Refillable
Bithomp has made it possible for users of its XRP faucets to refill their balances at any point.
Freeing Trapped Capital to Drive Business Growth
Ripple’s On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) solution helps free trapped capital for SMEs by leveraging crypto-enabled payments for faster, more reliable cross-border capital flows.
Ripple Donates $1M in XRP to Help Earthquake Victims in Turkey
Leading Silicon Valley blockchain company Ripple has donated substantially to help earthquake victims in Syria and Turkey.
Japanese Firm Lists XRP for Crypto Lending
FUELHASH, a Japanese crypto firm focused on encouraging crypto mining with renewable energy, has announced that its so-called “Crypto Trading” platform offering crypto lending services now supports XRP.
SEC’s Crypto Crackdown Terrible for Democrats: Ripple (XRP) Exec
In light of recent actions taken by the U.S. financial watchdog against crypto giants Paxos and Kraken, Ripple’s Chief Legal Officer, Stuart Aldeorty, took a jab at SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Twitter. In his opinion, the recent crypto-focused attacks could have an adverse effect on the Biden administration and the Democratic party as a whole.
Crypto Whales Shuffle Nearly 600 Million XRP As Price Slumps 3%
Whale Alert reported large amounts of XRP movement made by crypto whales. Over the past 24 hours, these deep-pocketed investors moved a whopping 592,258,033 (592.25M) XRP worth $222 million in different transactions.
Deaton: We Forced SEC to Admit That XRP is “Software Code”
Attorney Deaton highlights another progress made in the Ripple v. SEC lawsuit.
Ripple General Counsel Compares US Crypto Crackdown to Early Snowboarding Resistance
Ripple General Counsel Stuart Alderoty has compared the resistance to crypto in the United States to the opposition to snowboarding in the 80s.
Spanish Crypto Exchange Launches XRP Debit Card, With Up to 9% Cashback
You can now pay for goods across over 90M stores globally using XRP.
XRP Steady at 23.6% Fib Level: At Which Level Will Investors Find Gains
Ripple’s [XRP] recovery could be more difficult over the weekend. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin [BTC] dropped by 3.5%, as per CoinMarketCap. The king coin’s move has set most altcoins, including XRP, into a short-term correction.
Crypto Evening Briefing: Microsoft Kills Its Industrial Metaverse Team After 4 Months; Binance Deploys Zk-SNARKs on Proof-of-Reserves System
Coinbase is not planning to halt staking program despite SEC's crackdown on service. Bank of England mentions Ripple in its digital pound consultation paper.
