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Users can now buy XRP via AtomicWallet with $20k maximum daily amount

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You probably already know that Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency was never meant to be a retail currency. That’s to say that, for years, Ripple has not been interested in people like you and me being able to buy XRP tokens and use them to pay for goods and services or to store wealth. The point in the token is to be a mediating currency that would help, along with Ripple’s many platforms and services, to eliminate friction from international payments.

The times are changing. Ripple is still trying to make its token the world’s premiere mediating currency for banks, remittances, and financial institutions, and it’s slowly but surely succeeding.

It has more than 100 clients around the world that include some of the world’s biggest banks. Banco Santander, which is considered to be the world’s best bank currently, is already using Ripple’s technology to settle payments through an app for clients.

With Santander’s app, you never buy XRP directly, as an end user. But the payments you send to other users using the app are settled across borders by the system buying XRP, sending it across the globe, and then selling it for the fiat currency in which the other user must be paid.

That’s not to say that XRP has been unavailable to crypto enthusiasts. It has been. But it wasn’t straightforward to buy, and you usually couldn’t buy it directly (using a debit card in an exchange, for instance) but you had to exchange it for Bitcoins or some other of the cryptocurrencies that are considered base currencies in the world’s exchanges. That’s why today’s news is so relevant.

As of today, you can buy XRP using Atomic Wallet, paying directly with any valid Visa or Mastercard debit or credit card.

Atomic Wallet is a cryptocurrency wallet known for its versatility. It’s available for Windows, macOS, and three Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora). There’s also a mobile version for Android and iPhones.

The wallet uses its proprietary Atomic Swap technology, which is a decentralized technology that uses a cross-chain exchange to avoid third-party risks. It supports almost more than 300 cryptocurrencies, most of which are the ERC20 tokens developed on Ethereum. But it also supports many important coins that are outside the ERC20 environment such as Bitcoin, XRP, Tron, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, XLM, Cardano, and EOS just to name a few.

The buying procedure is relatively simple. All you need to do is to download the software into your computer or cell phone, choose the amount you’d like to buy (there’s a USD 20,000 daily cap), fill up the verification form, and then receive the tokens in your wallet address.

Atomic Wallet’s website claims the whole process is safe, quick and takes about 25 minutes, on average, from beginning to end. And you can do it from a mobile phone if that’s your fancy.

The credit card payment is processed by Simplex, which is certified in the EU as a card processing company.

So Ripple keeps getting more partnerships that make its token more available to crypto enthusiasts, and not just for Ripple’s institutional partners. This increases demand for the currency, trade volume, and that, in turn, increases value. This is one of the reasons why, as we write this, the coin is trading at USD 0.533, after it broke the $0.40 psychological barrier last week.

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BNB Price Surges Past $300, Faces Crucial $339 Hurdle: What’s Next?

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BNB price has noted significant gains over the past few days, surging past the psychological resistance of $300. The native cryptocurrency of the Binance Exchange has surpassed Solana to regain its position as the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The digital currency has been rallying lately with a 7-day profit of more than 15%. Additionally, BNB has clocked a phenomenal gain of 38% in the month to date.

Binance Coin Outlook

BNB price has been on a strong bull run for the past week, breaking out of its consolidation. Even so, the asset has experienced a correction in its uptrend over the past 24 hours but remains above the crucial level of $300. BNB’s total market cap has decreased by 4% over the past day to $48 billion, while the total volume of the asset traded over the same period dipped by about 15%.

Over the past year, Binance Coin has had to cope with Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)  on the back of the regulatory troubles of its underlying exchange. Earlier, the BNB price touched a low of $223.50, a few days after its former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to money laundering charges. However, the cryptocurrency has managed to rebound 46% in value since then.

The recent price rally has been associated with various positive developments in the Binance ecosystem, including the Introduction of the Isolated Margin Auto-Transfer Mode. This feature enables…

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Solana Price Surges Beyond $100, Dethroning Ripple and BNB To Secure Fourth Place

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Solana price performance in recent times has been remarkable, surpassing Ripple and Binance Coin to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. The SOL price breached the critical level of $100 for the first time since April 2022 over the weekend to imbue optimism among investors. However, the altcoin has corrected by 7%, suggesting that the market is overheated. At the time of writing, the ‘Ethereum killer’ was trading slightly lower at $111.60.

SOL Outlook

Solana price has made a significant recovery over the past few weeks, climbing above the psychological level of $100. The altcoin has been one of the best-performing assets this year, extending its year-to-date gains to more than 1,025%, with more gains recorded in the past month alone. However, even with such growth, analysts have noted that Solana has a bleak chance of topping its ATH of $260.

The reason behind this is the increase in supply relative to its value. In November 2021, when the Solana price hit its all-time high of $260, its total market capitalization was around $78 billion. Despite the value of the crypto asset being less than half of what it was at the top, its market cap is currently hovering near $50 billion.

This has been brought about by the increase in the Solana supply by more than 100 million SOL over the past two years. According to some analysts, for the altcoin to retest $260, its…

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Solana Price Skyrockets to 20-Month Peak Amidst Memecoin Frenzy

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Solana price has noted significant gains over the past few weeks, climbing to its highest level since April 2022. The ‘Ethereum Killer’ almost topped the crucial level of $100 on Friday, before pulling back slightly. The asset’s recent surge has catapulted Solana’s total market cap to $39.6 billion, ranking 5th after and above BNB and XRP, respectively. Solana has jumped by more than 22% in the past week and more than 80% in the month to date. At the time of writing, SOL price was trading 0.90% lower at $93.10.

Catalysts Behind SOL’s Rally

Solana price has been on a strong bull run over the past few days, rocketing to its highest level in 20 months as the network benefits from the substantial activity and strong interest in memecoins. The SOL token, the native digital asset of the high-performance blockchain platform Solana, has shown some serious strength over the past few weeks, outperforming all the altcoins in the market.

The recent surge in the Solana price has been linked to heightened on-chain activities on the Solana blockchain. Notably, the ongoing hype for the blockchain’s speedy transactions, cheap fees, and a lottery of meme coin issuances has buoyed SOL’s on-chain activity. Metrics have revealed that Solana has been the strongest draw among on-chain traders, with trading volumes and network fees outperforming Ethereum- the largest altcoin by market cap.

Cited figures provided by DeFi aggregator DeFiLlama

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