We want to believe.   And it seems that, in the case of at least some of the promises made about decentralized cryptocurrency, there may be reason to believe after all.   The potential of

XRPL Labs is the name of the new company formed by Wietse, Tristan, and Ali, three prominent XRP Community developers. To describe me as excited when I learned that the three joined forces

The term "Muggle" is from a fictional series of books centering around a young wizard named Harry Potter. Some younger readers have probably read these J. K. Rowling books as children.

Using your intuition is almost as important as using data-driven decision making in the cryptomarket.   You've seen the latest financial statistics on Forbes;  you know the current state of the cryptomarket and its

You may be thinking:  How is that even a sporting competition? Without trying to justify whether it's a 'fair game' to compare XRP's Consensus algorithm with Proof-of-Work, you may agree that it was

A comment on social media recently got under my skin.   Like a sharp burr caught in a sock, it demanded attention with its raw, poking irritation.   Here's what happened:   On a social media

We knew that the journey would not be easy.   Those that stand to lose on their proof-of-work investments are well-financed, and some of them are terrified of what they're seeing in the market.

We've seen how change works once an initial innovation gets some measure of attention;  it proceeds in sudden bursts, followed by periods of time where customers or other stakeholders become acclimated to its

Sports fans love statistics.   It's how they differentiate and brag about their favorite stars - whether they are in cricket, soccer, basketball, or any sport, for that matter.   Can you rattle off how

Nobody wants to lose money.   And I don't want to see people lose money;   However, the cryptomarket is still very much a wild west, where competing financial interests are motivated to obscure inconvenient

Is cynicism 'in vogue?' If we look at the anti-heroes that Hollywood is pushing to the forefront in entertainment, it's evident that the popular archetype is a person possessing a cynical disposition;

Does this seem like redundant advice to you? After all, don't we all 'own the XRP' that we've purchased?   As it turns out, some of us don't.   And it's this crucial importance of

We are here because of choice. We choose to spend our time organizing, interacting, planning, creating content, and speaking our mind not because we are members of some select group of insiders or

We are fortunate.   The overall stock market is correcting now, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average shedding roughly three thousand points in twenty-one days. 1  The financial pundits on mainstream media have provided

"Keep calm, and hodl." Simple advice, but it's difficult to follow on a consistent basis through all of the market gyrations.   For those that hold XRP, there is no need to

Determining what form the new global economy will take based on the technologies that Ripple and other XRP ecosystem participants are creating is almost impossible.   It's as difficult as predicting the shape of

Everybody wants to know the nature of the next wave of crypto-asset adoption, and there is no end to speculation on trading forums and groups about the topic:  what do the patterns indicate?

When fear grips the market, beware of the buyers that lurk below.   The market vultures are there, ready to scoop up your zerps at low prices if you succumb to panic selling. I've

In the early days, and even through the financial chaos of the last two years, the participants in the crypto market have been quite tribal in nature, competing for investment dollars and vying

Here is a message to all prize-winning economists who may be contributing to publications this year:  dismiss digital assets at your own peril. How many times in history have new innovations, while struggling

You are a leader.   Yes, you.   You are looking for insights, information, or some perspective on the current state of the crypto market, and are wondering where the entire industry is heading.   You've

There is one unavoidable truth that was learned in the past few days;  real utility of a crypto-asset will impact its value. Even those segments of the market purely driven by unhindered emotion

This is what we were waiting for...and it is what we expected. And this is how we knew it would happen;  rumors of strange volume on the XRP Ledger that few can

Navigating chaos means taking decisive action, sometimes with limited knowledge.  Each of us has developed our own techniques for finding our way through unknown territory.   Proficiency comes with experience. To arrive at an

What happens when you show up at a friend's house ahead of schedule?   In my experience, I've been set to work to help move furniture, prepare food, or set up tables or chairs.