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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. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected that application five years later, but the idea of spot Bitcoin ETFs persisted.

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Why Ethereum, Shiba Inu, and Bitcoin Cash Are Rising Today

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What happened Most cryptocurrencies moved higher today, as more mainstream financial institutions filed to launch spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and as altcoins gained steam. These ETFs would ultimately make it easier for investors to gain access to Bitcoin without having to buy the cryptocurrency itself.

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Should You Buy Ripple (XRP) Right Now With $100 and Hold Through 2024 and Beyond?

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But at a market cap of $32 billion, this remains on the radar of digital asset investors hoping for things to turn around. Here's what investors need to know. Building a valuable use case Ripple operates a blockchain network that connects financial institutions around the world. Sales to individual investors are OK.

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Should You Buy Ripple (XRP) While It's Still Down?

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In 2012, a start-up called Opencoin launched the Ripple payment-protocol network for handling real-time gross payment settlements, currency exchanges, and remittance payments for financial institutions. Should daring investors buy the cryptocurrency while the bulls are still looking the other way? This July, U.S.

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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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Better Cryptocurrency to Buy Right Now: Bitcoin vs. XRP

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit over the past four years. It says its blockchain can process real-time gross payments, remittance transfers, and currency exchange transactions at a faster rate with much lower fees. XRP's price jumped earlier this month after Ripple finally settled its SEC lawsuit.

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Should You Forget Bitcoin and Buy XRP Instead?

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Bitcoin's recovery could convince many investors that it's a stable long-term asset like gold or silver. So should growth-oriented investors shift from Bitcoin and buy XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) on the chance that it might take off? The SEC is appealing that ruling, but it could be tough to overturn the results of that four-year legal battle.