Ripple Cryptocurrency

On Friday, the crypto market cap was above $871 billion with Bitcoin trading at $17,301 and Ethereum at $1,271

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently announced that the largest crypto exchange in the world will start Merkle-tree proof of reserve soon

Ahead of much anticipated "Merge" Ethereum will be on the radar of the investors, however, it may not perform as good as it is expected to, experts said

Ripple has continued to grow through the crypto market turmoil and "is actively looking for M&A opportunities to strategically scale the company," the spokesperson said.

Other digital tokens also increased, with Ether jumping 7%, Solana up more than 9% and DeFi favorite Aave also up around 7%

Cryptocurrencies have generated a lot of interest for investors of all ages due to recent increase in value. It is estimated that roughly a crore Indians have invested in cryptocurrencies

India prepares to legislate digital money after conflicting reports on outright ban with cryptocurrency bill 2021.

In light of the recent US action against Ripple, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase on Tuesday said it will suspend trading in XRP cryptocurrency from January 19

The value of XRP crashed over 40% after the US SEC charged associated blockchain firm Ripple with conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering

Ripple uses a consensus algorithm to validate transactions, and it requires computers to identify themselves and obtain permission to participate in the currency's network

It's the latest twist in the crypto saga known as the 'flippening'