If all transactions in Ripple cannot be traced going back to the genesis block then what value does that ledger really have?
To read more about Ripple's missing blocks go to this blog. https://blog.bitmex.com/the-ripple-story/
Bitcoin dropped below the key $10,000 level Wednesday after the Securities and Exchange Commission said it will require digital asset exchanges to register with the agency. The SEC statement follows weeks of subpoenas to rein in control over the growing number of exchanges.
"There are some within the bitcoin community that really advocated not just down with banks but down with governments, we have been a contrarian relatively speaking in that regard," said Garlinghouse
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