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Sophia Jeffcott

Sophia Jeffcott is a crypto journalist and blockchain advocate with a passion for uncovering the latest trends in decentralized technology. With a background in digital marketing and fintech, she specializes in exploring how blockchain innovations are reshaping industries beyond finance, from gaming and entertainment to supply chain management.

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade to overhaul core server infrastructure approaches mainnet implementation next week, an XRPL Foundation contributor confirmed on Monday. The new upgrade rollout follows the recent activation of version 3.1.3. Ad Ad XRP Ledger (XRPL) Upgrade 3.2.0 Planned to Go Live Next Week XRP community members recently inquired about the status of …

Mastercard added RLUSD stablecoin to its global settlement network on Wednesday, a big news for the XRP community. Ripple’s stablecoin is now live alongside others such as USDC and PYUSD across Arbitrum, Ethereum, Solana, XRPL and other blockchains. Ad Ad Mastercard Expands Settlement Capabilities Using RLUSD, USDC, PYUSD Stablecoins In an official announcement on June …

After the release of the mainnet v3.1.3, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade pipeline keeps growing. A number of big proposals are in progress currently that may greatly expand the capabilities of XRPL. For context, version 3.1.3 of Ripple’s XRPL has been released. It features the fixCleanup3_1_3 amendment. Moreover, the upgrade aims at improving network reliability, …

Ripple-backed XRP Ledger validators are moving to vote on two new amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, leading to XRP news headlines. If approved, these proposals would add a native lending model and asset vault model. Ad Ad About Latest XRP Ledger Lending Protocol Upgrade The suggested ‘XLS-66 Lending Protocol’ aims to facilitate “on-chain, fixed-term, uncollateralized loans …

Ripple partners with Kyobo Life Insurance, one of South Korea’s “Big 3” life insurance companies. The companies will pioneer Korea’s first real-time tokenized government bond settlement via Ripple Custody, a major news for the XRP community, especially in South Korea. Ripple Custody is a bank-grade, fully integrated digital asset custody platform for regulated financial institutions. …