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XRP is up 11% in the last 24 hours, ... two rival stablecoins—Circle’s USDC and Tether’s USDT— have about 90% market share, according to Coingecko data.
Terra is a blockchain that leverages fiat-pegged stablecoins to power a payment system. For consensus, the Terra blockchain uses a proof-of-stake codesign. [4] Several stablecoins are built atop the Terra protocol, [4] including TerraUSD, which was the third largest stablecoin by market capitalisation before its collapse in May 2022. [5]
XRP is the world's most energy efficient cryptocurrency, using 0.0079 kilowatt-hours of electricity per transaction. [259] Although the biggest PoW blockchains consume energy on the scale of medium-sized countries, the annual power demand from proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains is on a scale equivalent to a housing estate.
Tether (often referred to by its currency codes, USD₮ and USDT, among others) is a cryptocurrency stablecoin launched by Tether Limited Inc. in 2014. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As of August 1, 2024, Tether reported having $118.4 billion in reserves, including $5.3 billion in excess reserves.
Sol, the native token of the Solana blockchain, is up 22%, and Ripple’s XRP has jumped 25%, according to CoinGecko data. This upwards swing is approximately double that seen by Bitcoin and Ether.
XRP has been under scrutiny as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) argued that its initial token sales violated securities laws. A judge imposed a small-than-expected $125 million fine on ...
The XRP Ledger peer-to-peer overlay network is characterized by a small-world network topology, featuring a tightly clustered structure and short paths between nodes. [12] Information systems expert Mary Lacity notes that this platform "uses much less electricity than Bitcoin—about as much electricity as it costs to run an email server".
USDT Jan Ludovicus van der Velde [57] Omnicore [58] PoW: Tether claims to be backed by USD at a 1 to 1 ratio. The company has been unable to produce promised audits. [59] 2016 Firo: FIRO Poramin Insom [60] Merkle tree Proof [61] C++ [62] PoW: The first financial system employing Zero-knowledge proof to protect users' privacy. [60]