Ten months ago, Ken Takahashi started a petition on Change.org to make XRP the official crypto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Today, it has over 5,200 signatures out of a needed 7,500. Hitting milestones Once created, the petition reached 500 signatures with relative speed, and jumped from 500 to 1,000 in less than 72 […]
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If you have been buying or selling on Amazon, then you are probably aware that for a long time, the world’s number one online retailer has maintained a strong stance on the use of cryptocurrencies on its platform.
Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison back in 2015 for operating the Silk Road marketplace but many people believe he should be set free. The Ulbricht family, aided by his new Twitter account @RealRossU, has managed to gather close to 60,000 signatures in a petition for his clemency.
Nearly a thousand people have signed a petition for the extradition of Leh Minh Tam, the CEO of Sky Mining, a cryptocurrency mining firm based in Ho Chi Minh City. The signatories are calling for Tam’s deportation from the United States following allegations that he fled after defrauding investors of $36 million.
The petition to pardon Ross Ulbricht is closing in on 50,000 signatures after just over three weeks. The petition currently sits at over 48,000 signatures. Ross was tried and convicted of Continuing a Criminal Enterprise, Computer Hacking, Money Laundering and Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy in 2015.
The darknet site founded by Ross Ulbricht, Silk Road, has been offline for years now. But the legal questions behind his conviction and subsequent sentencing to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2015, remain fresh, raw and real to Ulbricht’s advocates.
Cryptocurrency bigwigs join the petition for pardon to Ross Ulbricht, as the request gains more strength beyond the crypto world. More than 29,000 signatures have asserted on the petition less than a week it started.
It’s been a whirlwind month for rumors on Project Andromeda, better known as the quasi-mythical Surface Phone. First the Verge reported it was coming soon. Then Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet said to not expect it this year – or maybe ever, leading to a petition to save Andromeda that has thus far garnered over 15,000 signatures.
The XRP market has opened 2026 by splitting into two distinct realities. On one side, the institutional “wrapper” trade is thriving, supported by shrinking exchange supply and deepening corporate infrastructure.
Ripple, the blockchain payments company, has taken a significant step in the United Kingdom. Its UK subsidiary, Ripple Markets UK Ltd. , has officially secured an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
XRP whale flows to Binance have decreased since mid-December signaling less selling pressure and potentially stabilized prices ahead for the digital asset.
U.S. spot XRP ETFs just recorded their first net outflow after 36 straight inflow days, raising questions over whether the record streak is pausing or ending. U.S. spot exchange-traded funds tracking XRP cryptocurrency recorded their first net outflow on Jan.…
XRP’s rally paused as spot ETF inflows slowed and early profit-taking emerged. Technical resistance triggered selling, but long-term holders stayed largely inactive. Price outlook hinges on holding key support while ETF demand stabilises.
The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a correction following an excellent start to the week. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market cap, briefly dropped below $90k after losing 2. 5% of its value.