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In an academic paper, researchers from the University of Luxembourg have unveiled a novel approach to enhance the communication efficiency of Ripple’s XRP Ledger. The research, supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund and Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), delves into the intricacies of Named Data Networking (NDN) as an overlay to optimize the

Leila Ismailova began her professional career at the age of 15 as a broadcasting star in Belarus, the Russian-neighboring Eastern European country that plays home to 9.3 million citizens. She continued in the role for 10 years, she says, before reaching what she felt was a “professional ceiling” and beginning a journey that led to

Pepecoin (PEPE), once an extremely profitable memecoin, has plunged by more than 80% four months after its record high. Now, technicals suggest that the memcoin could be at risk of even bigger losses in the coming weeks or months. Pepecoin faces rug pull allegations On Aug. 24, several rogue Pepecoin developers changed the number of

The XRP community has picked up on an argument by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its long-running legal battle against Ripple Labs that its native token has no value. For one, they believe the regulator is trying to smear the token’s reputation with this argument. Is SEC Trying to Malign XRP? Pro-XRP

In a recent revelation, Wrathof Kahmeman, a prominent figure in the XRP community, highlighted an intriguing development concerning Ripple Labs’s UBRI initiative on Twitter. He shared, “Interesting resume from the University of Waterloo touting recent CBDC research based on the XRPL. Notes they prototyped a banking interface to be presented at UBRI Connect 2023! Lots

Shibarium, a new layer-2 blockchain for Shiba Inu (SHIB) has surpassed 100,000 wallets on its platform with 35,000 coming within 24 hours of Shibarium’s relaunch on Aug. 28. Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer and co-founder of Shiba Inu, confirmed Shibarium was back up and running in an Aug. 28 blog post. At the time, Kusama

With as much as 130 million people introduced to cryptocurrencies since the end of 2021, millions of investors could soon be looking at their first crypto bull run, with some suggesting it could come as early as 2024. However, unlike the current bear market, a bull market is “unlike anything else you’ve ever experienced” according

Despite the recent hype around riend.tech, some decentralized social networks are still having a tough time getting users to sign up and stay on their social media platforms. Two executives in the decentralized social (DeSo) media space told Cointelegraph that as much as 99% of users moving into DeSo for the first time will end

Bitcoin (BTC) has gone silent over the weekend. CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said in a recent post on X (formerly Twitter) that Bitcoin’s velocity has declined to a 3-year low. He said this could either be considered positive as whales were holding on to their positions or negative because the transfer to new investors

Top Stories This Week Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations United States officials pressed charges against the co-founders of crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Aug. 23. Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were both charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions violations and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting

There have been speculations that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could drag Ripple Labs’ founders into the regulator’s long-running legal battle against their company. However, pro-XRP legal expert Fred Rispoli has outlined why this is unlikely. SEC Unlikely To Sue Ripple Founders Rispoli stated in a tweet that the SEC is unlikely to

The circumstances behind the mysterious $16 million withdrawal from the Pepecoin (PEPE) project’s multisig wallet have seemingly been revealed, with the finger being pointed at three ex-team members who went rogue. On Aug. 24, the price of PEPE plunged by roughly 15% amid fears of a potential rug-pull after the community spotted that $16 million

From sitting in his car crying before work every morning to becoming a successful digital artist, the story of Australian-based VR painter and sculptor Giant Swan is one of persistence, timing and pushing boundaries.  In a world where a digital artist can now monetize their work through NFTs as opposed to cheap likes and comments on

Stablecoin issuer Tether maintains a liquidity cushion of nearly $3.3 billion to provide stability to the Tether ecosystem and garner trust among shareholders.  Tether’s reserves report as of Aug. 24 reveals a combined surplus in shareholder capital cushion of $3.29 billion — spread over 15 blockchain ecosystems. Apart from Algorand and Polygon, Tether has reserved

In a recent Twitter thread, renowned XRP community lawyer Fred Rispoli shed light on the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Rispoli’s insights suggest that the much-anticipated trial between Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen and the SEC might never see the light of day. Ripple And

The price of the frog-themed memecoin Pepe (PEPE) has plunged nearly 15% after recent changes to a multisig wallet and new token transfers ignited fears of a “rug pull” by its developers.  The allegations — as well as the negative price action — came as $16 million worth of Pepe tokens were sent from the developers’

People Magazine has recognized Ripple by placing it in the prestigious list of “100 Companies Who Care For Employees And Society.” Ripple Recognized For Employee Contributions To Social Good By People Magazine The firm shared the exciting development with its followers on August 23, as well as thanked its employees who helped the community endlessly

In the continuing legal saga between Ripple Labs, its top executives, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. District Court Judge Analisa Torres has made critical announcements concerning the upcoming trial dates and associated deadlines. In an August 9 filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge

When the markets are trending, traders should be active if they want to earn money. On the other hand, in a ranging market, it is better to wait on the sidelines with patience or traders may lose money due to choppy random moves in either direction. Bitcoin’s (BTC) sideways price action since the sharp fall

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a notable downturn recently, with the total market capitalization falling by 10% between August 14 and August 23, reaching its lowest point in over two months at $1.04 trillion. This movement has triggered significant liquidations on futures contracts, the largest since the FTX collapse in November 2022.  Total cryptocurrency market