The XRP Ledger, a decentralized public blockchain built for business, has achieved a new record of 5.02 million distinct wallets that hold more than zero XRP coins, according to data from Santiment, a crypto analytics platform. The number of XRP wallets has more than doubled in the past two years, growing by 104% since January…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse expressed his support for an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) in an interview with Bloomberg on Feb. 20. He said that Ripple would “certainly welcome” such a product, but did not reveal any specific plans to launch one. An XRP ETF would allow investors to gain exposure to the price movements of XRP,…

In an unexpected turn of events, Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, XRP, has made a dramatic comeback, surging over 20% on Monday and breaking its downward trend against bitcoin (BTC) as the broader crypto rally gains momentum. According to Coingecko, XRP’s value skyrocketed to $0.74 within just over an hour on Monday afternoon UTC, marking its highest…