For Ripple’s true believers, today is a very good day. Two major financial players — Western Union and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) — recently revealed pilot programs using the Ripple’s xCurrent settlement system. Although Ripple already has similar programs with dozens of other banks and money transfer companies, SAMA and Western Union are […]

Although designed as a trustless payment network rather than as a true virtual currency, Ripple has been one of the best known and highest profile alt-coins for the last several years. The system’s native currency, ripples (XRP), have traded as high as $0.06 in recent memory, giving it a surprisingly high market cap for a […]