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Interested in yearly XRP/USD forecast? Our experts make yearly updates forecasting the next possible moves of the ripple-dollar pair. Here you can find the most recent forecast by our market experts:

XRP to see double-digit price and reduced regulatory uncertainty

XRP to see double-digit price and reduced regulatory uncertainty

Ripple ends 2021 on a strong note by establishing itself in the East despite the ongoing lawsuit in the US against the SEC. XRP price burned brightly in the first half of 2021 but its momentum appears to have vanished in the second half. Regardless of the lackluster performance, Ripple and its native token XRP have a bright future ahead of them in 2022.

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Solana could rally as Breakpoint conference approaches

Solana could rally as Breakpoint conference approaches

With ten days to the Solana Breakpoint annual conference, the Solana network is experiencing heightened network activity. According to data from Artemis, Solana witnessed its highest single-day daily active address (DAA) growth on Tuesday after adding over 5.4 million new addresses.

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Why Ethereum ETFs are underperforming amid rising ETH exchange reserve

Why Ethereum ETFs are underperforming amid rising ETH exchange reserve

Ethereum is up 1% on Tuesday as ETH exchange-traded funds continue underperforming with another day of outflows. The weak flows in ETH ETFs may be due to their historically weak Q3 performance. 

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ENS rallies following integration on PayPal

ENS rallies following integration on PayPal

ENS Labs, the team behind the web3 domain naming system Ethereum Name Service, announced today that it has integrated its naming solution into PayPal and Venmo. Users of both platforms can now transfer their cryptocurrency using a domain name instead of a wallet address.

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XRP trades at $0.53 but could gain from Ripple stablecoin, analyst claims

XRP trades at $0.53 but could gain from Ripple stablecoin, analyst claims

Ripple stablecoin prepares for launch in the next few weeks, according to CEO Brad Garlinghouse. RLUSD could benefit XRP through stablecoin gas transaction activity, says analyst. XRP trades at $0.53, corrects slightly on Tuesday. 

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Bitcoin: $50,000 on the horizon if it breaks below key support level

Bitcoin: $50,000 on the horizon if it breaks below key support level

Bitcoin (BTC) price tests the key support level at $56,000 on Friday, consolidating over a 1% decline this week. If it drops below this support, a continued downtrend is likely for BTC, as suggested by substantial outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs, rising institutional selling, and bearish on-chain indicators.

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What is Ripple?

Ripple is the third largest market capitalization strength in terms of cryptocurrencies. It was launched in 2012 as a decentralized free software payment system and under this name we find both the financial protocol for transfers and the cryptocurrency better known as XRP.

However, until 2016 Ripple did not obtain the necessary accreditation to operate as a cryptocurrency, ending up being fined the previous year with a sum of 700,000 dollars. Just one year after obtaining its license, its capital had amounted to 55 million dollars in part due to its acceptance and subsequent collaboration with banks such as Santander, Siam Commercial Bank, Royal Bank of Canada or UniCredit, among others.

Differences between Ripple, Bitcoin and Ethereum

Among the most outstanding features, the speed of transfer stands out because for every second a total of 1,500 transactions can be carried out while other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum only allow 6 and 15 respectively. Likewise, completing a transaction takes around 4 - 5 seconds while with Ethereum it takes 2 minutes and with Bitcoin, it goes up to almost an hour.

Due to the importance of Bitcoin today, Ripple has a payment gateway that facilitates payment between its users with these two cryptocurrencies without the need to have their own wallet with that currency. Despite using a similar operation that allows the connection with other cryptocurrencies, it does not work under the blockchain technology.

Another main difference with respect to other cryptocurrencies is the absence of mining. It’s not possible to generate new Ripple units this way. Right from its launch, it was agreed that the maximum number of Ripple would be at 100 billion units, although not all of them are in circulation at this time. Ripple units are being released by their creators periodically. In addition, it’s worth underlining that nearly 20% of the market cap is owned by its creators.