Ripple (available on Binance) news: After a slow start to the week, coins on the crypto market are back in the green zone! Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) (BTC) may have dropped below the $8,000 mark, but hey, we’ll take what we can get. This means Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is in the green, too, after following a similar pattern to BTC the past week or so. 

Can Ripple (available on Binance) stay in the green for the rest of the week, though? The year? Before we investiGate the answers to those questions, let’s first take a look at some Ripple (available on Binance) price news. 

Ripple (available on Binance) News | XRP Price Chart 

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is currently selling for $0.593204. This puts XRP up 2.17% in the past twenty-four hours. 

Source: CoinMarketCap

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is still the third largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) in 2018 

Many wonder the direction Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is going to take later this year. While those close to the institution praise all that they’re developing, and the real-life uses of Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP), there are some who have questions that have yet to be answered. For instance, some are still unclear of the role that Ripple (available on Binance) Labs plays in XRP’s performance. Further, we still do not know the outcome of the lawsuit currently investigating whETHer or not Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is a security. 

With that being said, Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) could very well shoot to the moon in 2018. Despite the negatives, and the lingering questions, Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) has its benefits, and they could be the reasons XRP could hit the target later in the year. Here are a few of those reasons.

1. It could answer some of the financial industry’s most vexing problems: For instance, Ripple (available on Binance) offers solutions to the following issues: fees charged for each operation, and the speed of transactions. 

2. Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is everywhere: The coin is listed on several major exchanges, including UK-based Revolut. 

3. Partnerships keep flowing in: In fact, the last one was announced last week. On May 26, Kuwait Finance House announced that it entered into a partnership with Ripple (available on Binance). Specifically, they will be using the Ripple (available on Binance)Net. 

KFH is the First Bank in Kuwait to Join Ripple (available on Binance)Net for cross-boarder Instant Payments utilizing blockchain technology
— Kuwait Finance House (@KFHGroup) May 26, 2018

4. A lack of innovation is not a problem: Ripple (available on Binance) seems to constantly be making Ripple (available on Binance) news headlines, announcing one project after the other. Earlier this month, Ripple (available on Binance) announced the Xpring initiative at Consensus 2018. Moreover, Ripple (available on Binance)’s xRapid continues to make massive waves in the sector.

Excited to announce Xpring, a new initiative that supports businesses growing on the XRP Ledger, and initial investments in @SB_Projects, @blockchaincap, @Coil_ and @omni. TogETHer, we will grow the #InternetofValue! https://t.co/Vx7cBrnz3D
Ripple (available on Binance) (@Ripple (available on Binance)) May 14, 2018

The Ripple (available on Binance) News Takeaway 

Where do you think Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is headed for later this year? Keep in mind this article should not be thought of as an endorsement for Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP). The crypto market is anybody’s game, and XRP could very well be down tomorrow. What we do know, however, is that the platform has enough innovation going on that it is guaranteed a fight before it falls completely off the face of the Earth. 

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