Bitcoin
The latest stats from Coin ATM Radar show there are now 4,273 Bitcoin and crypto ATMs around the world. The number has grown more than 750% since 2016, when there were just 501 in existence. In January alone, 222 crypto ATMs were switched on. However, in the same time period, 73 were taken offline, for a net gain of 149.
Ripple
Ripple has announced the latest upgrade to the XRP Ledger. A new release from the San Francisco-based startup says version 1.2.0 is designed to bolster security and prevent any single entity from deciding which transactions are approved.
Tron
Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun, who was just tapped to pass the Bitcoin Lightning torch, says he doesn’t really see Bitcoin as a competitor.
In a new interview with The Street, Sun says he doesn’t worry about whether Tron can one day catch up with Bitcoin’s market cap. Instead, he remains laser focused on smart contract competitors Ethereum and EOS.