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Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy XRP Instead?

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The differences between XRP and other cryptocurrencies XRP is the native cryptocurrency of Ripple, a blockchain ledger which is used as a cheaper, faster, and more secure alternative to the widely used SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) protocol for money transfers. To make matters worse, the U.S.

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If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2013, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

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If you invested $1,000 in the world's oldest and most valuable cryptocurrency in April 2013, you'd be sitting on a balance of roughly $121,000 right now. Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have opened the capital floodgates.

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Ethereum Investors Just Got Some Bullish News

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investors might recall a fine Wednesday last January when the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on spot Bitcoin prices hit the Street. How Bitcoin ETFs reshaped the market The Winklevoss twins of Facebook fame filed the first application for a spot Bitcoin ETF way back in 2013.

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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now: Bitcoin vs. XRP

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XRP, the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple payment platform, is a much smaller token that has largely traded on the drama surrounding a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the past four years. First, the SEC approved Bitcoin's first 11 spot price exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) in January.

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It May Be a Wild Ride, but This Cryptocurrency Could Generate Serious Wealth

The Motley Fool

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) , the digital currency of the Ripple blockchain, has taken its investors on a wild ride since its market debut in 2013. It started trading at $0.0058893, soared to an all-time high of $3.84 in early 2018, but now trades at about $0.60. In other words, a $10,000 investment would have grown to $6.52

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Investing $100,000 in This Vanguard ETF Could Generate Over $6,800 in Annual Income

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If you're looking for easy ways to make passive income, you might want to check out Vanguard's exchange-traded funds (ETFs). And one of its funds should be especially attractive to income hunters. An initial investment of $100,000 would spin off $6,820 in income based on the ETF's current 30-day SEC yield.

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A Bitcoin Bonanza: Unpacking the 11 Bitcoin ETFs Approved by the SEC

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Fear not, because the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just sent out a fresh batch of invites in the form of 11 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Bitcoin's real-time spot price. Either way, I expect a rapid inflow of investor funds into these new or reformed ETF assets.