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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now: Bitcoin vs. XRP

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the past four years. Its parent company, Ripple, minted its entire supply of 100 billion tokens prior to its market debut, and it initially locked up 55 million of those tokens in escrow accounts across its blockchain. T-bills on the XRP blockchain this year.

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The Ultimate Cryptocurrency to Buy With $1,000

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The bulls had originally expected XRP to gain more traction as more companies routed their gross payments, remittances, and foreign exchange transactions through Ripple's blockchain. Ripple claimed its ledger could provide its customers with secure, instant, and "nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks."

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The Rise of Crypto ETFs: How to Invest in Digital Currency Without Buying Coins

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For much of crypto's existence, those interested in buying digital assets would have to do so via cryptocurrency exchanges. These ETFs trade on traditional stock exchanges, and their value is directly tied to the current (or spot) price of the cryptocurrency. To buy ETFs, you need a brokerage account. Image source: Getty Images.

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Can Ethereum Reach $3,000?

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It's much the same story in decentralized finance (DeFi), another key niche of the blockchain world. In fact, it accounts for an astounding 57% of all TVL in the blockchain world. Then, in June, the SEC spooked the markets with lawsuits filed against top cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase Global and Binance.

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Will This new Catalyst Send XRP Soaring Past the $1 Mark?

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Given this unique property, a stablecoin can act as a bridge between the world of traditional finance (which uses real-world dollars) and the world of blockchain finance (which uses digital dollars). They are enormously important in getting mainstream financial players (such as banks) involved in the world of blockchain finance.

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3 Cryptocurrencies to Buy Hand Over Fist in March

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Most of those gains, of course, have come on the basis of the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval of the new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in early January. A handful of Wall Street firms have already submitted applications, and SEC approval could come as early as May.

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3 Cryptocurrencies to Buy Now (Hint: None of Them Are Bitcoin)

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has dominated headlines for much of the last few months due to the arrival of spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) along with its most recent halving, which occurred on April 19. And an Ethereum ETF could be the next in line to get the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).