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

The Motley Fool

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. Whether or not cryptocurrencies are commodities or securities is a big point of contention in the crypto ecosystem right now.

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

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Building a valuable use case Ripple operates a blockchain network that connects financial institutions around the world. For the past few years, Ripple has been dealing with back-and-forth with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which first sued Ripple in December 2020, claiming XRP should be regulated as a security.

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

The Motley Fool

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. In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Ripple Labs and two of its executives for raising $1.3

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The Ultimate Cryptocurrency to Buy With $1,000

The Motley Fool

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

The Motley Fool

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?

The Motley Fool

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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4 Reasons to Buy Ethereum Like There's No Tomorrow

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the first spot price Bitcoin exchange-traded funds ( ETFs ) earlier this year. The SEC believes that Bitcoin's PoW process is more similar to the physical process of mining precious metals, so it can be assigned a market-driven spot price like gold and silver.