Cryptocurrency
Japanese investment company test Ripple’s use in FX market
SBI Holdings and FXcoin Ltd. have begun testing the use of Ripple’s crypto XRP in settling credits and corporate debts.

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5 months agoon

A leading Japanese investment giant, SBI Holdings, and Crypto startup, FXcoin Ltd, have begun testing the use of Ripple’s crypto XRP in settling credits and corporate debts.
The crypto start-up is leading the experiment, which involves Japanese investment and trading giant, Sumitomo Corporation, in settling credits and debts to other Sumitomo Group companies with XRP.
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Sumitomo Corporation will also “make a future transaction with [FXcoin] to hedge the price movement of XRP and sell XRP to [FXcoin] on a specific date,” according to the press release from the crypto start-up, FXcoin.
“This is expected to lead to the expansion of XRP-denominated transactions in the future, in the activities of globally expanding operating companies.”
The press release also gave more details into operational structure and strategy.
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- We are confident that the demonstration experiment conducted this time will not only show the usefulness and potential of future transactions using cryptocurrency assets for the first time in Japan, but will also lead to the establishment of the Swap market for cryptocurrency assets listed by the Company.
- By expanding this Swap market, we will contribute to the expansion of transactions with crypto assets as quoted prices.
- In addition to Sumitomo Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals Co. Ltd. and the SBI Group also participated in this demonstration experiment.
- XRP is a native crypto asset of the international payment ecosystem.
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What you should know
- RippleNet is a network of institutional payment-providers that include banks and payment providers that use solutions developed by Ripple to provide a seamless experience in sending money worldwide.
- RippleNet uses a leverage of cutting-edge blockchain technology in streamlining payments services that help in reducing costs.
- It should also be added that On-Demand Liquidity (ODL), Ripple’s XRP-powered cross-border payments product, is available in the US, Mexico, Europe, the Philippines, and Australia.
- RippleNet service offerings are available in 95 currency pairs, according to the fintech’s redesigned website.
Olumide Adesina is a France-born Nigerian. He is a Certified Investment Trader, with more than 15 years of working expertise in Investment trading. Message Olumide on Twitter @tokunboadesina. He is a Member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Society.


Business
Cryptocurrency: FG should set up presidential commission on cryptocurrency – ACCI
The Federal Government has been urged to set up a presidential task force on cryptocurrency adoption.

Published
24 hours agoon
April 17, 2021
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to set up a presidential task force on cryptocurrency adoption, citing increased adoption of cryptos in the global markets.
This was disclosed by Dr Almujtaba Abubakar, ACCI President, in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He suggested that the FG should propose a plan which would enable cryptocurrency to be used in Nigeria’s financial markets.
“The commission should propose a plan of action for phased usage of the technological currency within the Nigerian financial system,” he said.
“We suggest that members of the commission should be drawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Stock Exchange, banking /financial Institutions, bitcoin community, digital currency experts and relevant MDAs and organised private sector.
It is our considered view that such a commission will have all facts on the table and will be able to chart a sustainable path forward for Nigeria,” he added.
The ACCI cited Vice President, Osinbajo’s views on cryptocurrency being a global phenomenon that nations must address rather than run away from.
“The policy lacuna impresses on the administration to consider possible options to prepare the nation to cope with the positive and negative fallouts of this new financial technology,” the ACCI boss added.
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Nairametrics reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had revealed that it was working with the Central Bank of Nigeria for a better understanding and regulation of cryptocurrencies in the country.
Cryptocurrency
Dogecoin up 168%, more valuable than Polkadot, Cardano
The fast-rising crypto at the time of writing traded at $0.359439 with a daily trading volume of $63.5 billion.

Published
2 days agoon
April 16, 2021
Dogecoin (DOGE), once again, shocked traders, investors and many crypto analysts by gaining over 200% to flip Cardano and Polkadot, becoming the sixth most valuable crypto asset by market value.
The fast-rising crypto at the time of writing traded at $0.359439 with a daily trading volume of $63.5 billion.
Dogecoin is up 167.95% for the day on the FTX exchange. The dog meme crypto is now the 6th most valuable crypto with a market value of $46.4 billion.
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Recent data from Coinmarketcap reveal it has a circulating supply of 129,210,007,256 DOGE coins and the maximum supply is not available.
Market pundits argue that the credence of the world’s leading billionaires might have given the fast-rising crypto enough support amid the recent price correction ongoing in the flagship crypto market. These two individuals are Elon Musk and Mark Cuban.
A leading crypto social analytic firm revealed the altcoin has the highest number of activities in the past 18 hours and social mentions of over 410, 0000, thereby making it the most popular crypto on social media.
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$DOGE with the #1 AltRank™ for 18 hours in a row and nearly half of the last seven days.
24-Hour Activity
💎211.0% price change
💎410,051 social mentions
💎812,992,765 social engagementshttps://t.co/BAyITJB6v2 #dogecoin pic.twitter.com/reokxcJ06K— LunarCRUSH Social Listening for Cryptocurrencies (@LunarCRUSH) April 16, 2021
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