The top-ten coins are in the red today, with the exception of Stellar (XLM). This means coins like Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) are down Tuesday. Why, though? Is there negative Ripple (available on Binance) news floating around the crypto space? Or is XRP down because of the overall crypto market decline? 

Let’s see what we can find out. First, however, let’s look at Ripple (available on Binance) price news. 

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) Daily Chart 

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is currently selling for $0.671403. This puts XRP down 1.34% in the past twenty-four hours. 

Source: CoinMarketCap

Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) is ranked below both Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) (BTC) and Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH) in terms of market capitalization. 

Ripple (available on Binance) Price Last Week 

Before the weekend rolled around, Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) was down on Friday, May 18 as well. At one point during the day, the coin was down 2.66%. 

Ripple (available on Binance) News | May 22, 2018

Last week, there was some major Ripple (available on Binance) news announced. Perhaps the most notable was the new Xpring project. This initiative was announced both on social media, and at Consensus 2018. It’s likely this week will be a bit more calm, in terms of the amount of Ripple (available on Binance) news we see floating around. That said, there was some Ripple (available on Binance) news announced yesterday that the masses may find interesting. 

According to various reports, on Monday, Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) was listed on the new LMAX cryptocurrency exchange. This is significant Ripple (available on Binance) news considering the LMAX crypto exchange is one of the largest exchanges in the world, and by moving into the crypto sector, it’s likely good things will happen to those close to the move. 

@LMAX Exchange seeks to win big from trading cryptocurrencies https://t.co/eptn68zmvK @mercerdavid @staffordphilip @FTTradingRoom #forex #fx pic.twitter.com/12viWxbWmC
— LMAX Exchange (@LMAX) May 22, 2018

According to David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Digital, the crypto exchange was created due to the overwhelming demand from clients. As of right now, and we’re not sure if more trading pairs will be added, but the LMAX crypto exchange will feature trading pairs for the following: Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP), Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) (BTC), Ethereum (available on Coinbase) (ETH), Litecoin (available on Coinbase) (LTC), and Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash (BCH). 

More Ripple (available on Binance) News 

Furthermore, it has been announced that TapJets, an American aviation company, has plans to asses the potential for adding Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) to its payment options. The news first broke of this potential move last week, when TapJets held a Twitter poll on the matter, which lasted three days. There was overwhelming support for Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP). 

Our #cryptocurrency friends asked for their project to be included in our payment mETHods. Our CEO @EugeneKesselman promised a quick poll from the product team so here it is #XVG vs #XRP vs #LTC what should be our next move #FLYTAPJETS
— TapJets – Mobile App (@TapJets) May 15, 2018

Yesterday, both TapJets and CEO Eugene Kesselman provided an update. 

Update from our CEO on #XRP @Ripple (available on Binance) efforts. Stay tuned and follow for more and upcoming announcements on the topic. https://t.co/TuRFwZvrip
— TapJets – Mobile App (@TapJets) May 21, 2018

Followup on our efforts: I had a call with @miguelvias great guy and we are making progress. Contacted @krakenfx #XRP exchange to see if they are able to assist. Things are looking good for #XRP with help of @Ripple (available on Binance). Will continue to provide updates on our progress.
— Eugene Kesselman (@EugeneKesselman) May 21, 2018

The Ripple (available on Binance) News Takeaway

The Ripple (available on Binance) community has been fairly quiet on social media today. Perhaps XRP enthusiasts are still recovering from Consensus 2018. Either way, keep an eye on Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) for the remainder of the week, as there could be more Ripple (available on Binance) news that surfaces. 

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