The Ripple Consensus Ledger is taking a new step in regard to their usage of XRP. Modern technology has brought new changes as it regards forms of payment, but there are also issues involved that require addressing. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple explored this in his article today, “Ripple to Place 55 Billion XRP in Escrow to Ensure Certainty Into Total XRP Supply.”
Japan crypto exchange Bitbank goes live with XRP trading
Japan-based crypto exchange Bitbank announced today Ripple (XRP) has been activated on the platform. The Ripple (XRP/JPY) pair has been added as the second altcoin addition to the virtual currency exchange at bitbank.cc, the company first added Litecoin a few weeks back.