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Finance

Ripple Appoints Market Research Firm Nielsen's CFO Jenson to Board

Jenson has held leadership positions at Amazon, Delta Airlines, NBC, Electronic Arts, and Nielsen.

Warren Jenson (provided)

Videos

Ripple Exec on Acquiring Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250M

Blockchain firm Ripple is buying Swiss-based crypto custody provider Metaco for $250 million. James Wallis, Ripple VP of Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs, shares insights into the acquisition.

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Markets

XRP Bucks Bitcoin-Led Slide in Majors as SEC Case Tilts in Ripple’s Favor

Ripple has historically maintained a distance from XRP, the token that powers some of its products and the XRP Ledger network.

Frax Ether promises above-average ether staking yields. (ClaudiaWollesen/Pixabay)

Videos

Ripple Exec on CBDC Platform, Metaco Acquisition

Blockchain firm Ripple is launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform that allows central banks, governments, and financial institutions to issue their own digital currency. James Wallis, Ripple Vice President of Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs, joins "First Mover" to discuss the platform's services and the firm's recent acquisition of Swiss-based crypto custody provider Metaco for $250 million.

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Ripple Launches Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs

Ripple is starting a central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform which allows central banks, governments, and financial institutions to issue their own digital currency. The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for Ripple amid a global race to digital money.

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Finance

Expect Ripple Deal to Set Off Crypto Custodian M&A, Says Advisory Firm

Ripple purchased custodian Metaco for $250 million, and regulatory and market conditions could lead to further deals, says Architect Partners.

Ethereum's Merge will slow demand for GPUs. (Bradley D. Saum/Shutterstock)

Policy

Ripple Starts Platform for Central Banks to Issue Their CBDCs

The firm will also showcase a real estate tokenization product as part of Hong Kong Monetary Authority's e-HKD pilot.

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New Order Deals Blow to SEC in Longstanding Procedural Fight Against Ripple

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cannot seal documents tied to former official William Hinman's 2018 speech on crypto and securities to Ripple in the regulator's ongoing lawsuit against the company closely associated with the XRP cryptocurrency. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation CoinDesk Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the latest developments surrounding the world of crypto regulation.

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Finance

Ripple Buys Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250M

Metaco will continue to operate as an independent business unit led by CEO and founder Adrien Treccani.

Metaco's leadership team (Metaco)

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Ripple Executive on Crypto Regulation in Middle East VS. U.S.

Ripple is announcing plans to expand into Dubai. Navin Gupta, Ripple's Managing Director of South Asia and MENA, discusses how crypto regulation in the UAE impacted its decision. Plus, he compares the U.S. regulatory environment to the UAE, saying, "it's night and day."

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