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Ripple (XRP) breaking free from Bitcoin (BTC), finally
When it comes to signing and closing partnerships with influential financial players, no other cryptocurrency comes closer to Ripple (XRP), not even Bitcoin. Lauded for its constant quest for adoption, Ripple, at the moment, has over 100 payment providers and financial institutions on its list of partners. Interestingly, this list is expected to further increase in size with more partnerships been sought and other companies showing interest in adopting Ripple’s various blockchain solutions.
However, many analysts continue pointing out the issue of the price value of XRP not reflecting the growth in adoption Ripple is currently enjoying. The challenge has always been that Bitcoin (BTC) has always been influencing Ripple’s value.
Bitcoin carries out a large percentage of all Ripple trading. What this means is that the price of XRP has kept depreciating, in spite of having great runs of optimistic broadcasts since early this year. It is this situation that forced a comment from Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO and founder. In a recent interview given to CNBC, he stated that:
“There is a very high correlation between the price of XRP and the price of bitcoin, but ultimately these are independent open-sourced technologies.”
Nevertheless, this connection is about to come to an end. How you might ask. Well, exchange listings are gradually changing suggesting a drop in Bitcoin pairings as cryptocurrency exchanges continue leaning towards altcoin-fiat pairings. As more and more exchanges continue following this trend, Bitcoin’s dominance as the preferred cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency pairing will suffer a big blow.
This trend is already catching steam, and things are starting to look shaky for Bitcoin. For instance, Bittrex, one of the leading virtual currency exchanges, recently divulged that they are focusing on introducing fiat-cryptocurrency pairings. Bittrex has an impressive client base of over three million users globally with the US accounting for a majority of them who will stand to benefit from this development.
Binance (another top cryptocurrency exchange) is also seriously considering taking a similar path. Recently, Binance made public that they will be soon rolling out XRP/BNB coin meaning Ripple/Binance coin. The exchange has the XRP/USDT pairing in action, already.
Ripple (XRP) disconnecting from bitcoin (BTC)
News of Ripple decoupling from Bitcoin isn’t a recent thing. Ripple for a long time has been talking about its decoupling from bitcoin, but currently, XRP is being encouraged by the activities going on at SBI Holdings. At the moment, SBI Holdings is working to roll out its Virtual Currency trading platform, and Ripple is the only cryptocurrency listed on the network’s website.
If everything continues to move the way they are moving, Ripple’s digital coin XRP stands the opportunity to appreciate in price without the authority of Bitcoin.
Ripple (XRP) set to benefit from the decoupling
After the recent TRX/USDT pairing by Binance, bitcoin decoupling from altcoins is expected to speed-up dramatically. Analysts are predicting the decoupling of more and more altcoins from Bitcoin shortly, and when this transpires, Ripple will be one of the primary beneficiaries. This will be so because Ripple has the widest use scenario of any other blockchain platform.
The decoupling might coincide with the colossal adoption of Ripple’s xRapid solution by financial institutions. According to Garlinghouse, xRapid is going to be available for financial institutions before December, and many other banks will be able to use it in 2019.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //
Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.
Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.
The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.
NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…
2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for. While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory. When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion. But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.
I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness. Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion. Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special. Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.
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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //
The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.
As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021.
“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.
He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”
Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”
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