XRP Ledger activity climbed to its highest level since March after XRP briefly moved above $1.54. Spot XRP ETFs also posted $60.5 million in weekly net inflows, but the price failed to hold above resistance and slipped back to around $1.42.
Mastercard's APAC co-president says the company is open to central bank-issued digital currencies, but not decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Pilot programs in Singapore and Japan allow some clients to cash out Bitcoin onto cards, but Mastercard has no price exposure.
In 2018, Israeli startup Neema helped the Marshall Islands create its own sovereign cryptocurrency, SOV. The CEO explains why they chose this tiny Pacific nation, how funds are allocated, and the measures to avoid becoming a money laundering haven.
