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Banks have been fans of XRP for a while now, Ripple Regulatory Officer

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In a tweet that has now gone viral, Sagar Sarbhai, who is responsible for government and regulatory relations for Ripple in the APAC and the Middle East, explains that banks have actually been fans of Ripple for a while now.

Often, many investors and traders worry about certain aspects of a project, such as whether the demographic is large enough, or whether mass adoption is likely. Mr. Sarbhai instead reveals that in 2016, Ripple had the foresight actually to give twelve separate banks some XRPs.

They also made sure that the banks were in all different parts of the world, and that there was no pre-existing relationship between any of them, in an effort to make sure that this experiment was as unbiased as possible.

Ripple found out that since there were so many regulations regarding the fact that they have to record assets meticulously, and there was no way they could actually account for these new digital assets – that banks, although they loved how efficient and convenient the technology was, recognized that the regulation wouldn’t allow for them to legally use Ripple.

Ripple had to go back to the drawing board and figure out how exactly to combat this problem. They came up with XRapid as a way to deal with regulation and instead ended up partnering with payment providers. The entire point of XRapid is to have the Ripple project finally come to fruition in the form of real crypto utility, and also provide liquidity to the markets.

XRapid is already working with all sorts of money transfer companies, such as MoneyGram, Western Union, and others. Given the fact that the remittance industry, where foreign workers send money back to their families, is ITSELF a sector that is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, and is an integral part of multiple countries – this could be massive for Ripple, which has previously ran to over $3 off of speculation, and without actual utility.

The momentum is strong with Ripple, which is probably why Sagar Sarbhai tweeted out his 2016 conversation to provide context to the positive way that the market is responding to Xrapid, probably as a way to show investors and traders that this has not been overnight and that the team has been focused on a relationship with since the inception of the project.

Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, has also said in June that major banks would be using XRapid as 2018 ends and also believes strongly that dozens of banks would be adopting XRapid in 2019.

He also stressed that he believes that this would indeed happen as long as Ripple remains a real solution to real problems. Given the fact that it transfers money more efficiently than traditional banks, and that it could save banks massive amounts of money by serving as a “bridge” between currencies – that certainly seems to be the case.

Ultimately, this is all fantastic news for those who are holding Ripple long-term, and time will tell whether “dozens” of banks do end up using and adopting XRapid . Sarbhai stated in his most recent interview with CNBC that the official XRapid commercial launch could happen “in the next month or so”.

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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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Solana Price Breaches $60 Amid a Symphony of Bullish Indicators

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Solana price has jumped more than 8% over the past week, breaching the important level of $60. At the time of writing, Solana was trading 3% higher at $61.07. The asset’s total market cap has climbed to $25.9 billion over the past week, ranking it the 6th largest cryptocurrency after XRP. The total volume of SOL traded over the last day has declined by 8%.

SOL’s Bullish Cues

Solana’s price has been among the best-performing cryptocurrencies this year amid continuous growth. The “Ethereum killer” has consistently impressed investors throughout the year on the back of a resurgence in bullishness, which saw SOL’s price climb more than 513% in the year to date. Institutional investors have also shared the bullish sentiment, making Solana their most preferred altcoin.

In the week ending November 24, Solana recorded inflows worth nearly $3.5 million, significantly more than the other altcoins’ inflows combined. The asset’s monthly inflows were higher at $40.2 million, lower than Ethereum’s $99.6 million inflows in the same period. Other altcoins, including Litecoin and Ethereum, noted significant outflows, making Solana nearly half of the home for DeFi. This implies that when it comes to institutions, Solana is currently the best-performing altcoin with the potential of a long-term rally much higher than other digital assets.

Notably, the Solana DeFi ecosystem accomplished a significant milestone earlier this week. Its Total Value Locked (TVL) hit a new yearly peak of over $655 million,…

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