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Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said Thursday that the automaker “was looking at other cryptocurrencies that use <1% of Bitcoin’s energy/transaction.” In case Musk & Co. are looking for green alternatives to Bitcoin (BTC), they have some cryptocurrencies they can...

Blockchain technology giant Ripple announced that it appointed Rosa Gumataotao Rios, the 43rd U.S. treasurer under former President Barack Obama, as a member of its board of directors. What Happened: Ripple announced Tuesday that it appointed Rios to its board of directors...

Every week, Benzinga conducts a survey to collect sentiment on what traders are most excited about, interested in or thinking about as they manage and build their personal portfolios. This week we posed the following question to 1,000 Benzinga visitors on popular altcoins Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) and...

Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP), the San Francisco-based payments company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, plans to go public, according to its largest outside shareholder SBI Holdings Inc (TYO:8473). What Happened: Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of Japanese financial services giant SBI Group, revealed Ripple’s...

On April 19, it looked like XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) was going to make a large move lower. The crypto had formed a reversal pattern on the chart  Sure enough, that’s what happened. In the following week, the price fell by over 30%. It has since staged a recovery, but it stalled out at $1.40....

Ripple (XRP) struck back against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the ongoing legal battle accusing the blockchain firm of infringing securities regulations. What Happened: According to court documents sharing service CourtListener, the SEC recently ...

Ripple — the company that developed the software that the XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) network runs on — could burn a sizeable portion of the coin's total supply. What Happened: During a recent interview, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that he is always open to new ideas that are good...

The price of Ripple (CRYPTO: XRP) crashed by nearly 11% after registering record futures trading volumes. What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap, XRP fell from its 24-hour high of $1.865 to $1.663. The movement can be seen as a healthy correction given the coin recently saw 28% or...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) market dominance continues to fall even as the apex cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $63,742.28 on Monday. What Happened: At press time, BTC had a market capitalization dominance of 53.8%, which is lower than last week when the coin enjoyed market domination of 55.6%. A...

Ripple (XRP) (CRYPTO: XRP) price saw a steep price increase over the past 24-hours, as exchanges move great quantities of the coin. What Happened: According to CoinMarketCap data, XRP reached a price of nearly $1.76, registering a 27.90% growth from its 24-hours low of $1.33. The upward price...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) surpassed and has so far held, above $60,000 and a number of popular alt-coins look set for a bullish week. When charting cryptocurrencies there are many different chart options and pairs. Many traders and investors prefer to use charts from high-volume exchanges such as...

The cryptocurrency market is in bullish territory, with Bitcoin (BTC) traded 0.2% higher at $59,911 at press time late Sunday, having earlier on Saturday crossed the psychologically important $60,000 mark. Yet, there are several cryptocurrencies outperforming the apex virtual asset and garnering...

Ripple, the company linked to the XRP (XRP) token, has secured yet another goal in its legal match with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by getting a right to see how the regular determines which cryptocurrency is a security, CoinDesk reported Tuesday. What Happened: On Tuesday, Judge...

XRP (XRP) — the token associated with Ripple, defying the looming SEC threat, shot up nearly 19% above the psychologically important $1 level at press time on Wednesday. What Happened: The cryptocurrency has risen 88.65% on a seven-day trailing period to $1.04. XRP's current...

Ripple’s native cryptocurrency XRP has rallied over 80% in the past two days, with the past 24-hours alone accounting for a 40% surge in price. What Happened: The cryptocurrency broke out of a three-year downtrend against Bitcoin, crossing $1.00 for the first time since 2018, and reached...