Author: Satoshi

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse explains the strong optimism surrounding XRP by highlighting its fixed supply and the company’s core mission to continuously drive up demand against that capped figure. When asked how the token’s value ties into actual network transaction volume, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse explained the case for XRP through the lens of basic supply and demand. He noted that XRP features a fixed supply, and described Ripple’s core mission as continuously driving up demand against that capped figure.

The crypto exchange is expanding beyond secondary-market trading, giving eligible U.S. customers a chance to request IPO shares at the offering price before stocks begin public trading. For years, access to IPO shares has often been easier for institutional investors and clients of traditional investment banks than for individual traders. Coinbase is now trying to narrow that gap. The cryptocurrency exchange announced on September 21 that eligible retail customers in the United States can request allocations in initial public offerings directly through the Coinbase app. The program begins this week with the planned IPO of Oura, the smart-ring maker. The…