Welcome to the next chapter in my blockchain journey and the end of a very busy summer, whilst on the one hand enjoying the Portuguese summer, on the other I was setting up the next transformative chapter(s) of my
#Blockchain
life 😎
Over the last few weeks, I have been deep in
July 13th 2023 New York City Ripple office 🥂🥂 No words necessary 👌👌👌
I changed my career to “Blockchain” in 2016 and many of my friends doubted my decision 🤓
What an amazing day to be part of Ripple and part of the Crypto world 🌎
Ripple says U.S. banks will want to use XRP cryptocurrency after partial SEC 👌👌
“Asked whether the ruling meant that American banks would return to Ripple to use its ODL product, Alderoty said: “I think the answer to that is yes.”
Working in the
@Ripple
NYC office this week and very pleased to see our first ever
#CBDC
award 🥇 Awarded by
@CurrencyResearc
at the 2023 Digital Currency Conference for our: Advancement in Digital Currency, Best Sustainability Initiative ✅
Ripple, has a long history (from
Excited to share that the
@ripple
#CBDC
team will be collaborating with the Central Bank of Montenegro 
#CBCG
on a pilot project for creating a CBDC or national stablecoin 👍
“With
@Ripple
’s groundbreaking technology, we can experiment with
#CBDC
's within our existing payments infrastructure - while ensuring efficient and cost-effective cross-border transfers.” Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
⭐️ How Hong Kong plans to test its digital dollar in $229 billion mortgage market, using
@Ripple
#CBDC
technology and the
#XRPL
More details on our project with HKMA:
"Two of the pilot participants, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) and blockchain solutions provider Ripple, will examine
"Partnering with
@Ripple
to help create our National
#digitalcurrency
is part of our commitment to lead in financial
#innovation
and technologies, which will provide citizens of Palau with greater financial access" President of Palau
We are in a world where you can literally “tokenise anything” from commodities to financial assets, real estate, wine, cars, art, and many more. We are even exploring tokenising “time” and tokenising “expertise.”
@Ripple
and
@uclcbt
report:
We are live in Palau 🇵🇼 with our stablecoin built on
#xrpl
Check out
@JHX_1138
for details of the project and images of the first users and team
#cbdc
from Ripple making real transactions 👌
Part One: Learn more about the
@ripple
#CBDC
solution which is built on a private ledger which is based upon XRP Ledger technology—a proven blockchain that has transacted over 70 million times over the course of 10 years
#xrpl
"
#CBDC
testing is essential for modernizing cross-border payments with
#blockchain
technology, and to showcase one of the benefits for central banks" "
@Ripple
has used the technology supporting the
#XRP
token for years to speed cross-border payments"
@Ripple
was ranked number one and an established leader for
#CBDC
(from 15 vendors)👍 In a recent report from
@juniperresearch
highlighting the significant transaction growth to $213bn by 2030 Globally👌
Excited to announce that I will be on stage at 15.35 tomorrow (29th June) "Ripple CBDC platform for innovation, powering real world asset adoption" Excited to be back in Romania 🇷🇴 at the beautiful Oradea castle with many Central and Commercial banks from the CEE area 😎
Testing, testing…RLUSD! We’re excited to share that Ripple USD (RLUSD) is now in private beta on XRP Ledger and Ethereum mainnet. RLUSD has not yet received regulatory approval and therefore is not available for purchase or trading – please be cautious of scammers who claim they
@Ripple
is proud to be sponsoring the upcoming Money 20/20 Europe on June 6-8 in
#Amsterdam
If you're attending, be sure to stop by booth
#A150
or reach out to me directly 😎
#Money2020EU
CBDC team making significant progress with the launch of the new
#cbdc
platform 👌 Four countries now announced 👍👍 Grateful to the team at
@Ripple
who are developing the best platform for the future of Digital Currencies 👌 Palau 🇵🇼 Bhutan 🇧🇹 Montenegro 🇲🇪 Hong Kong 🇭🇰
Powerful message from our CEO:
“The sec is looking to kill crypto innovation in the United States”
“The definition of putting politics over people”
“They knowingly created confusion about the rules”
Please watch and share 👍👍
Trying something new – some thoughts from me on the events (specifically the release of the Hinman documents) of this week. For me, this has all had a personal bent to it - and felt like it warranted some personal comments.
Excited to be working with
@Mastercard
on
#DigitalCurrency
and
#cbdc
projects 👌
“Ripple’s launch of an inaugural government-issued national stablecoin in collaboration with the Republic of Palau, in addition to work on four CBDC pilots.”
We’re partnering with several central banks to help them research new digital currencies projects. It starts with understanding what they want to achieve with this technology, then building in transparency, consumer privacy and stability.
We’re working toward those goals with a
Great update from our fearless CEO on our best year ever for
@Ripple
in 2022, the future of
#Crypto
,
#FTX
fraud, enterprise adoption and of course his thoughts on the $XRP court case
#Davos
: Caught up with
@ripple
CEO
@bgarlinghouse
whos thinks SEC lawsuit will be resolved in the first half of this year.
"Optimistic this will certainly be resolved in 2023, in maybe the first half. I feel very good about where we are relative to the law and the facts." $XRP
@Ripple
to Showcase Real Estate Asset
#Tokenization
Solution as part of the
@hkmagovhk
Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Inaugural e-HKD Pilot Programme 👌 With an Innovative solution will run on Ripple’s
#CBDC
Platform ’s-Inaugural-e-HKD-Pilot-Programme
Ever since July 13th we have been repeating the same song👌👌🤣🤣
Just to remind peeps what the Judge said:
“$XRP, as a digital token, is not in and of itself a security"
…now repeat 👌👌👌🎉 until you remember 👌😎
Happy weekend all 😎🌊🏊♂️
Talking to someone who still doesn’t understand that the token itself is not the security is like explaining to a flat earther that the world is round.
#CBDCs
are gaining traction globally and
@Ripple
CBDC team are focussing in on Real world use cases for a CBDC or
#stablecoin
. Last week I shared two real use cases at a CEE Fintech conference in Romania:
#Tokenization
is the Future of Real Estate
· The pilot combines the
This is why we have 5 live projects and numerous more in discussion irrespective of the SEC case👌
Working with Central banks outside USA 🇺🇸 focuses on;
1) the
#technology
we bring to their challenges
2) how we can use our
#cbdc
platform to support their use cases and
3) how
"Outside of the U.S., the SEC case had almost no impact on our ability to get conversations and projects going with central banks,"
@Ripple
VP of Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs James Wallis says.
Watch more:
Think about it…..this project is THE FIRST $USD
#Stablecoin
issued by a sovereign government (i.e Independent country), backed 1:1 with fiat Dollar 💵 and issued on the
#XRPL
👌👌 This project is a massive step forward for
#DigitalCurrency
and the
#XRPLedger
🎉 Great work across
#CBDCs
are gaining traction globally and
@Ripple
CBDC team are focussing in on Real world use cases for a CBDC or
#stablecoin
A couple of weeks ago I shared two real use cases at a CEE Fintech conference in Romania:
Regulated DLT Infrastructure for
#Tokenized
Securities
In
The most important part of this ruling:
“XRP, as a digital token, is not in and of itself a “contract, transaction[,] or scheme” that embodies the Howey requirements of an investment contract.”
This is a now a matter of law (not up for trial.)
After nearly 3 years, the Court’s July 13 decision delivered a landmark win for Ripple and the entire U.S. crypto industry: XRP is not a security.
Progress is worth fighting for.
“The XRP ledger CBDC platform also serves as the basis for similar pilot projects in Hong Kong, Bhutan, Palau and Montenegro.”
The future is
@Ripple
#CBDC
🚀👌
Congrats to
@Ripple
, Brad, Chris and $xrp 👌🤩 Finally some clarity In Landmark SEC Surrender “ This victory is the third consecutive triumph for Garlinghouse, Larsen, and Ripple, coming on the heels of the July 2023 ruling that declared "XRP is not, in and of itself a security"
The “A” team (Anthony and Antony)! in action last Friday at Digital Euro conference hosted by
@DigiEuro
👌
@moderndosh
spoke on a very high profile panel for
#cbdc
technology and I shared the latest learnings and themes for 2023 from the
@Ripple
CBDC team 👍👍
"The next level of
#interoperability
for CBDCs is the ability to work for global transactions. Without seamless cross-border functionality, most
#CBDC
projects will significantly underachieve their potential," Welfare said.
#xrpl
@Ripple
CBDC thoughts
It’s scary when the only smile 😃 is when he says “over the last 6 years we have brought 150 actions against crypto companies” Feels like Mr Burns in real life 🤨🤨
Another step forward for Ripple,
#XRP
Ledger and the
#Crypto
ecosystem ✅
"Since the DFSA opened up external applications, XRP is the first virtual asset to be approved by the regime. XRP joins BTC, ETH and LTC as the assets previously approved under the DFSA’s virtual assets
Today, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) approved XRP under its virtual assets regime – allowing licensed firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre (
@DIFC
) to incorporate XRP into their virtual asset services.
Learn more:
Ripple, Fubon Bank & Partners have worked on a hypothetical e-HKD Pilot Programme for
#HKMA
.
The pilot demonstrates how to streamline access to excess property equity for Hong Kong citizens, leveraging Ripple’s
#CBDC
Platform
Excited to share the next step of our journey:
@Ripple
and
@Peersyst
Partner with Colombia’s Banco de la República in Advancing the Implementation and Utilization of
#Blockchain
Technology. The pilot program will evaluate high value payments use cases using Ripple’s CBDC
#CBDC
Announcement Number six 🚀
"Ripple, one of the world's leading technology companies, becomes the Technology Partner for the National Bank of Georgia's Digital GEL Pilot Project"
"Ripple has announced five pilot programs with governments and central banks in Bhutan, Palau,
A few months ago I talked all things
#cbdc
with
@Ripple
CTO
@JoelKatz
who mentioned:
"{
#Interoperability
} that's most exciting to me, seeing the CBDC systems be interoperable just because international payments are so expensive and the experiences are so bad, with the people
The latest episode of Block Stars features
@JoelKatz
and
@AntonyWelfare
—Senior Advisor at Ripple—to discuss the opportunity for DLT technology to support a global
#CBDC
system and more.
👂Tune in via Apple Podcasts or Spotify:
Ripple CTO has authored a blog to explain how the
#XRPL
feature of "auto-bridging" which helps to enable the efficient trading of
#stablecoins
on the XRPL - Read more from the detailed blog:
"One of the key use cases for auto-bridging is enabling
RECRUITMENT reminder.....
@Ripple
is recruiting (and has been for years) despite all the day to day
#crypto
industry drama we need amazing people in the team - 49 open roles at the moment - - Please share with your friends, to come and work for the best
Excellent interview with our
@Ripple
VP
#cbdc
James Wallis - discussing the world first Government issued
#stablecoin
in Palau 🇵🇼 with the project aiming to be “Poster child for a regulated Stablecoin” using the public
#xrpl
with very clear boundaries for usage
Also covers the
.
@Ripple
's long legal saga with the
@SECGov
had "almost no impact" on its conversations with central banks, the firm's vice president of central bank engagements told CoinDesk TV.
By
@JamieCrawleyCD
It’s was an absolute pleasure to have
@MugosaIlija
attend the
@Ripple
Use case workshop with CBCG (Central bank of Montenegro 🇲🇪)
Having representatives from the bank, private sector and the government is key to the success of all
#cbdc
or National
#stablecoin
projects 👌
It was pleasure yesterday to tap into potential use cases of Montenegro CBDC/stablecoin, with Ripple tam.
@AntonyWelfare
Fantastic opportunity fo policy makers to use this technology to improve system and innovate.
📢 Today, we announce that Metaco becomes part of
@Ripple
, joining forces in providing exceptional mission-critical software infrastructure solutions that empower institutions to thrive in the rapidly evolving digital asset economy.
To learn more:
"
@BCBcrypto
has moved its
#custody
operations to
#Ripple
-owned
#Metaco
platform.
The move will allow the payments firm to consolidate its custody technology.
BCB provides crypto payments and trading services for clients, including
@Gemini
and
@krakenfx
."
What and end to
#pbw2023
-
@Ripple
team put on a world class event (thanks to the amazing events team that literally make magic happen) and some excellent presentations 👌
I have been with the best team in
#crypto
and
#blockchain
for three days and I met some amazing new and old
It was a pleasure to sit down with
@JoelKatz
to discuss the
#cbdc
world
@Ripple
👌 We see CBDC as a platform for innovation with many important use cases - especially around Financial Inclusion for all citizens 👍
In today’s episode of Block Stars, I sat down with
@AntonyWelfare
, Senior Advisor at
@Ripple
who discussed different use cases and the current state of CBDCs. Tune in:
Does this sound positive? 😮 Several major banks announce coordinated action to increase US dollar liquidity provision in the global market through swap lines:
🇺🇸 US Federal Reserve
🇨🇦 Bank of Canada
🏴 Bank of England
🇯🇵 Bank of Japan
🇨🇭 Swiss National Bank
🇪🇺 European Central
Excellent to see Phase 2 of the Palau
#stablecoin
project being officially launched 👍
The PSC is a Digital Currency backed 1:1 with the $USD held in an FDIC insured commercial bank.
This Digital currency is issued on the
#XRPLedger
. The
#XRPL
based ecosystem, is then used to
Yesterday the Republic of Palau Ministry of Finance officially launched Phase 2 of the Palau
#Stablecoin
(PSC) program, based on a 1:1 tokenized U.S. Dollar.
The Republic of Palau Ministry of
#Finance
seeks to expand accessibility and user participation, reaching a wider
Just wanted to reshare this message from
@nbougalis
and confirm the
@Ripple
team are correcting the report - thanks for highlighting for us 👌
@sentosumosaba
- The Palau USD stablecoin is on the Public XRP ledger 👍
@sentosumosaba
@illneil
The section highlighted by
@sentosumosaba
is likely incorrect and certainly confusing.
If this is a private ledger, it’s native asset is not XRP, and it shouldn’t be reported that way. I think that
@Ripple
ought to update this report to clarify things ASAP.
Ping
@JoelKatz
.
Real world adoption in action 🏍️
#xrpl
#NFT
#Ducati
“Embracing the power of
#blockchain
technology, the sequence of digital collectibles will vividly narrate the legendary journey of the Ducati brand.
The collection will be hosted on the $XRP Ledger, an energy-efficient,
A pleasure to work with the team in
#montenegro
on the - Continuation of activities on the implementation of the national
#stablecoin
pilot project
"The main objective of the pilot project is for the Montenegrin administration as well as the general public to expand their
Timely reminder of our interview on
#cbdc
with
@Ripple
CTO
@JoelKatz
👌 It’s humbling to be working with such a groundbreaking technology (
#XRPL
), company and team, trailblazing the future of payments and money 👌👌
The latest episode of Block Stars features
@JoelKatz
and
@AntonyWelfare
—Senior Advisor at Ripple—to discuss the opportunity for DLT technology to support a global
#CBDC
system and more.
👂Tune in via Apple Podcasts or Spotify:
Mainstream news when
#crypto
beats the legacy system 🇺🇸👍 Priceless facial expression 🤣👌
This is only the start, but it’s a very positive first step to fair rules and regulations in the crypto world 🌍👌
These are significant upgrades which will help drive further adoption of
#XRPLedger
and help fuel additional growth in the XRPL Ecosystem
XLS-38 Cross-Chain Bridge - The Cross-Chain Bridge would enable $XRP and fungible tokens issued on the XRPL to move efficiently between
#XRPL
The XRP Ledger developers have released the latest version of the`rippled`software, version 2.0. This code powers the core
#XRPL
.
This update introduces:
1️⃣ XLS-38 Cross-Chain Bridge
2️⃣ XLS-40 Decentralized Identity
3️⃣ Core ledger updates
4️⃣ API version 2
What is the Digital Pound $GBP really useful for?
@Ripple
VP of Central Bank Engagements, James Wallis, will cover some of the use cases for
#CBDCs
and a
#digitalPound
👍 4pm U.K. Time TODAY Register here (it's free) 👉
Exciting announcement! James Wallis, VP RippleX, Central Bank Engagements and CBDCs at
@Ripple
, will be speaking at the 2023 edition of the
@EBlockchainCon
🙌
Welcome to the EBC, James! 🚀🌕
Very pleased with amazing work from the team on another
#cbdc
pilot project with a great country
Looking forward to working with the NBG team and the people of Georgia 🇬🇪
Congratulations to Team
@ripple
👌👌
Today, we announce a partnership with the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) on the Digital Lari (GEL) pilot project. The pilot will leverage Ripple’s award-winning
#CBDC
Platform to evaluate practical use cases & benefits for the public sector & businesses.🇬🇪
Ripple
#CBDC
team winning 🥇 at the
@juniperresearch
: Future Digital Award Winners Announced for Fintech & Payments 2023
Judges' Choice - Sustainability in Fintech Innovation of the Year Platinum Award for our work with Palau
&
CBDC Innovation for the CBDC Platform and
.
@Ripple
is planning to acquire crypto custodian
@StandardCustody
, along with its New York charter. The company is trying to push beyond its payments-network business.
@jesseahamilton
reports
A massive shoutout to the two
#XRPL
partners that many overlook – these two amazing teams have built some of the most important advancements to the
#XRPLedger
in the last two years. I am extremely pleased to work with them over the last two years and into 2024
@ferranprat12
With Ripple Payments, Brazil's Travelex Bank can offer more affordable payment methods and deliver near-instant settlements to streamline global payment management while providing 24/7/365 access to liquidity. 🌎
Get started with Ripple Payments:
Earlier this year, Ripple announced its intent to acquire
@StandardCustody
, and today, we're pleased to share that the acquisition is now complete!
Learn how this deal further enables Ripple to deliver on building the Internet of Value:
🚀 Singapore among world’s first to agree
#stablecoin
#crypto
regulation. The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (
#MAS
) framework spells out some key requirements:
* Reserves that back stablecoins must be held in low-risk and highly-liquid assets. They must equal or exceed the
💱
@Ripple
, you're the leader in digital currencies/assets in financial services! 🏆 Congratulations on your win at the PAY360 Awards. Let's also recognise the entire industry for embracing digital finance! 🚀
#DigitalCurrencies
#PAY360Awards
Offline payments will be a critical feature of a
#CBDC
In this detailed report from
@BIS_org
a number of experts, including
@moderndosh
and myself, share their thoughts on how to manage this important feature 👌
What an awesome (nearly) 3 years I have had at Ripple driving the CBDC/Stablecoin world and adding significant value to the XRP Ledger ecosystem.
Back in summer 2021, I decided to join the
#XRPL
world and develop the
#CBDC
and
#stablecoin
offerings, alongside James and our
Great overview of how the Palau 🇵🇼 $USD
#Stablecoin
is helping the people and businesses from the beautiful island nation 👌
Built on the public
#XRPLedger
, a
#cbdc
/ stablecoin enables many good benefits for a country especially around Financial inclusion and convenience
The Republic of Palau is partnering with Ripple to pilot a USD-backed Stablecoin on the
#XRPLedger
.
Learn about the benefits for citizens and merchants and how the Ripple
#CBDC
Platform will be implemented in this next phase of the Palau
#Stablecoin
pilot.
"This is a very exciting step forward for the CBDC industry to address one of the biggest challenges in payments —
#interoperability
, where different systems need to work together," said Antony Welfare, senior advisor for
#CBDC
at
@Ripple
"..for a digital currency to have any utility to people and businesses, it needs to coexist and interact with other payment schemes in that domestic market."
#CBDC
#XRPL
#interoperability
#digitalcurrency
Our partners
@superhow_com
announce the next stage of the Axiology project using
#xrpl
and our
#cbdc
platform:
“We are thrilled to announce an extended collaboration with Ripple. We will be working with the Axiology project to explore the possibilities of the EU DLT Pilot