Ripple Role Questioned as USDC XRP Ledger (XRPL) Integration Lags
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Panos Mekras, an esteemed blockchain advisor focused on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), has raised concerns regarding the absence of the USDC stablecoin on XRPL. Mekras, well known for his knowledge of blockchain technology, used social media platforms to underscore this void. He emphasized the need to have USDC and EURC (Euro Coin) included in the XRPL, specifically for the promotion of projects such as Anodos on this blockchain. Mekras disclosed his initiative of getting in touch with Circle, the company behind USDC, asking them why they did not make a stablecoin available on XRPL.

This debate raises more general concerns in the XRP community regarding the role of Ripple in enabling those integrations and developments on t...

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Solana Price: Will SOL Price Hit $200 Soon?
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The current state of the crypto market is experiencing a decline. Bitcoin price has plummeted and is now trading below $70,000. This downward trend has also affected other altcoins, such as Ethereum (ETH), which has seen a decrease of approximately 7% and is now trading below $4,000. In comparison to Cardano, XRP, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu, whose overall performance has been lagging, Solana has shown promising market performance. Despite a slight dip in price within the last 24 hours, it has demonstrated a 20.3% increase over the course of the week. However, it is important to note that the market is highly volatile, and sudden changes are always possible. In light of these circumstances, the question remains whether Solana’s price will reach $200 in the near future. 

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El Salvador Sets Bitcoin Piggy Bank With $400 Mln Bitcoin
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El Salvador is known to be the first country to consider Bitcoin as legal tender. It has been crypto-friendly since 2021 and is again in highlights for its stake in Bitcoin. Recently, the nation has decided to safely keep $400 Million worth of Bitcoin in cold storage. It came amid the market fall where Bitcoin was under 8% loss from its value yesterday, and the crypto market was down.

So, what’s happening? Let’s discuss that in this blog.

El Salvador Has $400 Millon Worth Of Bitcoin
In an X post (previously known as Twitter), the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said that they are storing a big chunk of Bitcoin in a cold wallet to keep the crypto safe. The cold wallet itself is stored in a physical wa...

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