Ripple and Peersyst Devs Push XRP Toward Ethereum Compatibility With First Phase of an EVM Sidechain

According to an announcement from Ripple’s core development team Ripplex, developers have introduced the first step toward Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility with the XRP-based sidechain XRPL. The XRPL is now live on Devnet and developers can “assess available technologies,” alongside deploying “existing Solidity apps on the EVM sidechain.” Ripple Core Developers and Peersyst Reveal … Read more

Google Profits off Impersonations of Banned Cryptocurrency Celebs and Companies

Cryptocurrency companies are banned on Google but the platform is allowing phishing sites to impersonate them. London-based bitcoin exchange Coin Corner showed that a fraudulent site mimicking it is allowed on Google’s advertising platform though its own evidence-backed appeals of legitimacy to Google Ads have been constantly ignored. Coin Corner marketing manager Molly Spiers says … Read more

XRP Sentiment Manipulated by Thousands of Bots, Analyst Claims

In January, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the so-called ‘XRP army’ harassing Ryan Selkis, the cofounder of cryptocurrency data startup Messari. A recent data analysis has now alleged that the XRP army of shills is compromised of thousands of bots trying to sway market sentiment across social media channels like Twitter. Also read: Jeff Garzik Subpoenaed in … Read more

Crypto Price Review: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH and LTC Endure the Crypto Roller Coaster

Bitcoin (BTC) The father of cryptocurrency is up at press time by nearly $200. It is now trading for over $6,600 – a solid spike from yesterday’s $6,400, which is where it’s been hanging around for the past few days. Clearly, bitcoin has managed to break current resistance and boost its support. It has been … Read more