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XRP price to hit the skies; thanks to Ripple’s momentum

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Brad Garlingouse, Ripple’s CEO, explained how Ripple’s XRP currency is getting momentum. It seems the momentum is strong enough to take it above the USD 1 mark (maybe even $5). Ripple keeps securing essential partners in the financial world and making a difference, so it’s not to be underestimated.

Ripple keeps securing big hits in the financial world and building momentum up

The last couple of weeks have been slow for every coin in the cryptocurrency world (last 24 hours have been extremely bearish). Bitcoin alone has lost over a thousand dollars per token, so it seems an adjustment will come soon in the form of a bull run. Ripple is trading today at $0.58 (down by 10.17% in last 24 hours), and it could be the coin that leads the new recovery because this month has seen them make several successful announcements.

CNBC recently interviewed Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. He announced twenty new production deals with new firms, and this comes after the company achieved a record first quarter.

The newest partner is the National Bank of Kuwait. It’s one of the largest banks in the middle east, and it will be adopting Ripple’s xCurrent platform to do their international transactions. This is even more impressive since just a few days before that the Kuwait Finance House (the country’s second-biggest bank) also joined Ripple Net.

Ripple’s technology (and sometimes the coin as well) makes international business easy, reliable and quick to settle. It’s incredibly cheap as fees are fractions of a cent and every payment happens in minutes instead of days, as it happens with the SWIFT system. In short, it’s changing the game for everybody.

That’s not just my opinion but also what financial institutions such as Banco Santander and Currencies Direct think now. Chief Product Officer at London-based Currencies Direct has said: “Trial with XRP was a resounding success” as they used them to exchange currencies among several banks in Europe and North America.

It’s been an exciting month for Ripple and XRP could go through the roof

Two other Financial Tech firms also signed up with Ripple recently. InstaReM (from Singapore) and BeeTech from Latinamerica. They have adopted xCurrent and xVia to make payments across borders happen in real time. In his CNBC interview, Brad Garlinghouse said,

“There’s a very high correlation between the Ripple XRP price and the bitcoin price, but ultimately these are independent open-sourced technologies. It’s early, over time you’ll see a more rational market and behaviors that reflect that. It’s still a nascent industry, the speculation in the market dominates the trading activity. I think it’s a matter of time until people better understand the different use cases.”

He also talked about the current Ripple situation (it’s being sued by some investors who claim it’s not a currency but a security). Ripple’s CEO stated,

“If you own XRP, you don’t own rights to the profits or any dividends to the company. XRP has real utility.”

Ripple’s XRP is now the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, and its real-world partners and applications already have turned it into one of the most influential as well. The project’s goals are clear, and the organization is moving towards them decisively.

All in all, let it be, short-term, medium or long – Ripple’s price is bound to hit the roof. Thanks to the popularity of network, media penetration, mainstream society penetration, consecutive hits in the financial world, and investing interests worldwide. Don’t be surprised when this currency’s value explodes.

And yes, there is no need to be panic on the latest price fluctuations, Ripple is not alone, the whole crypto market has suffered (the probe of Coinbase, itBit, Kraken, and Bitstamp is more likely to be blamed). The market has lost almost 20 bln over the last 24 hours, every single crypto is in red – and the whole market will go up again, soon. Fingers crossed!

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XNO Token of Xeno NFT Hub listed on Bithumb Korea Exchange

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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…

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Should Crypto Projects Devote Resources to Community Growth and Marketing?

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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.

Cryptocurrency vs. Blockchain Technology

It’s important to make a distinction between blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.  Although they are often used interchangeably, they are different.  Blockchain technology and crypto were both created after the 2008 financial crisis, but cryptocurrency…

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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata

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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.”

Mr. Yamagata has…

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