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Could XRP's Frenzied Rise Herald Future Growth?

Ripple's recent price rise could lead to a self-fulling cycle of appreciation for the cryptographic asset.

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What Meltdown and Spectre Flaws Mean for Crypto

Newly discovered computer vulnerabilities Meltdown and Spectre could have an impact on cryptocurrency users.

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Ripple Claims 3 Big Money Transfer Firms Will Use XRP in 2018

In a tweet late Thursday night, Ripple stated that three of the top five money transfer businesses will begin using its XRP cryptocurrency in 2018.

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$100 Billion Controversy: XRP's Surge Raises Hard Questions for Ripple

Ripple has a complicated relationship with its native cryptocurrency XRP, one that critics contend many recent buyers of the token may not understand.

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2017's Crypto (R)evolution Was Just the Beginning

The crypto markets aren't small business anymore – here, one of the ecosystem's earliest traders recaps 2017's wild rise to the financial mainstream.

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Ripple's XRP Token Sets All-Time Price High Above $3

Ripple hit a new all-time-high above $3 today, up more than 200 percent from its value just a week ago.

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Video: Two Bubbles? ShapeShift CEO Talks Crypto Market Prices

ShapeShift​ CEO Erik Voorhees sits down for a Q&A with CoinDesk on the state of the crypto markets and what's in store for 2018.

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Aim, Fire: Bulletproofs Is a Crypto Privacy Breakthrough

Taking the spotlight from zk-snarks, new privacy tech bulletproofs is garnering significant attention from a handful of blockchain developers.

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Video: Bitcoin or Litecoin? Charlie Lee on Which Crypto Had a Better 2017

Litecoin's creator sits down for a Q&A on the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, talking bitcoin scaling, ICOs and where the industry is headed.

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Most Influential in Blockchain 2017 #3: Charlie Lee

It’s good to be Charlie. After years of working at the first “Bitcoin Unicorn,” Lee stepped out on his own in 2017 to take up arms against those who would delay bitcoin technical development. His weapon? The cryptocurrency network: litecoin. With the network – once languishing, now revitalized – Lee pulled no punches, becoming the opinionated voice of reason in a market that’s known for its insanity.

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