Ripple
Market Capitalization
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ripple/
Description
It is a digital currency and payment network directed to the existing banking system, which offers a validation platform for global transactions.
Unlike Bitcoin or Ethereum, Ripple search to integrate with existing systems, rather than creating an independent network. The company behind Ripple is Ripple Labs
Ripple claims that your system has a transaction confirmation speed of 4 seconds.
What is the problem Ripple proposes to solve
Facilitate and increase the speed of monetary transactions that are carried out by banks and payment service providers.
Type
Coin
Symbol
XRP
Currency Issue Limit
100 billion XRPs were issued at its inception, and according to Ripple, no other XRP will be issued.
Ripple Labs holds 60 billion XRPs.
Official Project Website
https://ripple.com/
Whitepaper
In English
Year of creation
2012
Created by
Jed McCaleb
Transaction Validation Method
Ripple Protocol
Cryptographic Protocol
RPCA (Ripple Procotol Consensus Algorithm)
Code Type
Owner
Blockchain Explorers
https://xrpcharts.ripple.com/#/
Acquisition Forms
- Direct purchase
Useful Websites
Wiki - https://wiki.ripple.com/Main_PageStatistics - https://xrpcharts.ripple.com/#/
Trade Charts and Statistics - https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/XRPUSD/
History
2005 - Ryan Fugger Launches Ripple's Predecessor, Ripplepay as a Payment Service
September 2012 - OpenCoin Inc. is founded by Jed McCaleb and Chris Larsen
September 2013 - OpenCoin Inc. renames Ripple Labs
October 2013 - Ripple signs first partnership with ZipZap
Start of 2014 - Ripple signs the first partnership with a bank, the Fidor Bank of Munich
December 2014 - Ripple reaches the 2nd position in market capitalization
April 2015 - Western Union announces that an experiment with Ripple is planned
May 2015 - FinCEN fines Ripple Labs for $ 700,000.00 for violating the Banking Secrecy Act
June 2016 - Ripple qcquire the virtual currency license with the New York Department of Financial Services, known as Bitlicense .
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