Ripple Co-Founder Tied To Untouched XRP Holdings Worth Billions—Crypto Sleuth
A blockchain investigator discovered a series of dormant XRP wallets linked to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen, which had over 2.7 billion XRP. These holdings are worth around $7.18 billion. Some of these wallets had been idle for six to seven years before unexpectedly reactivating in January 2025. Related Reading: Ethereum Breaks Below Parallel Channel – Is ETH Collapsing To $1,250? Old Wallets Begin Moving Large Amounts The once-idle wallets did not remain quiet for long, crypto sleuth ZachXBT disclosed. More than $109 million in XRP transactions were registered, with cash going to....
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Ripple is reportedly trading at a $2 to $3 billion valuation but its XRP holdings are worth around $70 billion. The equity of Ripple, the company that builds the infrastructure around XRP — the digital asset used by networks like RippleNet to process cross-border payments — is reportedly trading at $2 to $3 billion in the secondary market.Yet, the XRP holdings of Ripple, are reportedly worth $70 billion, which is many times higher than the valuation of the firm's equity.Returns over last year... Cardano $ADA: +3,290% BinanceCoin $BNB: +3,058% Polkadot $DOT: +1,353% Ethereum $ETH: +1,171%....
A months-long legal dispute involving distributed ledger technology startup Ripple and its co-founder Jed McCaleb has come to an end. Though the settlement was announced in an 11th February post on the main Ripple forums, the dispute dates back to last spring when digital currency exchange Bitstamp filed suit over dueling claims on nearly 100m XRP – the native token of the distributed Ripple network – an amount worth just over $1m when the suit was filed. At the time, Ripple alleged that McCaleb had violated a 2014 agreement governing the sale of his XRP holdings, numbered at 9 billion....
Jed McCaleb, the former co-founder and CTO of Ripple Labs has mere weeks left until his XRP balance reaches zero. Former Ripple Labs founder Jed McCaleb is nearing the end of his eight-year XRP dump marathon, with only 81.53 million XRP (worth $26.55 million), remaining in his wallet’s balance.According to Jed Balance, a website tracking his XRP holdings, McCaleb’s wallet name “tacostand” has been shedding an average of 4.06 million XRP over the last month but has ramped up daily transfers to 7.34 million XRP (worth $2.39 million), since Sunday, June 26. At the current rate of selling his....
Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb appears to have enjoyed a prosperous 2020, having sold more than $400 million worth of XRP over the last 12 months. Stellar CTO and Ripple architect Jed McCaleb cashed out a whopping $411 million in XRP in 2020, according to an updated report from blockchain analytics account Whale Alert. McCaleb sold 1.2 billion XRP throughout the year at an average price of $0.34 per coin — amassing close to half a billion dollars. The sum reportedly represents 27% of McCaleb’s XRP stash that is held in a settlement account with Ripple Labs, and marks a sharp acceleration of....
Welcome to the CryptoCoinsNews weekly altcoin news update, where we examine important altcoin stories that have gone under-the-radar. This week's issue examines the recent Ripple price rise and the astounding early success of the Ethereum project's Ether sale. Ripple Price Recovery? The Ripple community has undergone significant turmoil over the past several months. In addition to speculation about internal dissension at Ripple Labs, the community endured a significant price decline after co-founder Jed McCaleb announced he was selling his entire XRP holdings. Within 48 hours of McCaleb's....