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Ripple’s Xpring Launches Crypto, Fiat Payments That Integrate Into Any App

October 2 2019

“Xpring has already been built on open-source protocols, but this platform would function like Amazon Web Services, Beard said. Developers could download the code and run it themselves, or now they can go to Xpring and plug into the service. Beard envisions the platform being used to enable micropayments in industries like media and gaming. […]

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Mozilla and Creative Commons Want to Reimagine the Internet Without Ads, and They Have $100M to Do It

September 16 2019

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“Now, Mozilla, Creative Commons, and a new micropayment startup have announced a $100 million grant program to finally bring that dream to fruition. The program, called Grant for the Web , will give roughly $20 million per year for five years to content sites, open source infrastructure developers, and others building around Web Monetization, a […]

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Ripple Grants 1 Billion XRP to Content Platform Coil to Boost Adoption of the Token

August 16 2019

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“Ripple’s investment subsidiary Xpring has granted 1 billion XRP to Coil, a micropayments platform for content creators, aiming to drive adoption of the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. The grant, worth roughly $262 million at today’s price, will be used to improve Coil’s business model by making it easier to monetize content using Ripple’s […]