Cryptocurrencies rise as Cardano's Vasil hard fork occurs, with XRP leading gains

As Cardano reported a successful hard fork to its updated Vasil network, Bitcoin rose back above US$19,000 in early Friday Asian trading. Among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, XRP had the most growth.

Timeline of Cardano, Xrp

ADA, the native cryptocurrency of the Cardano blockchain has jumped 7% in the last 24 hours trading at $0.47. The latest price jump in Cardano ADA happens as the much-awaited Vasil hardfork on Cardano goes live.

Despite an largely dull cryptocurrency market, Ripple (XRP) appears to be an exception of sorts. In an environment that is largely driven by a negative price momentum, XRP has recently shown great price jump.

Ripple's native cryptocurrency XRP is on a roll over the last week defying the broader market momentum and making big gains. As of press time, XRP is trading 30% in the last 24 hours breaking past the crucial resistance of $0.50.

Cardano's much-awaited Vasil upgrade will enable increased network capacity, higher throughput, and lower transaction costs on the peer-reviewed, proof-of-stake blockchain platform.

Poly Network has announced that it will integrate open-source, public, and decentralized Layer-1 blockchain, XRP Ledger into its protocol to facilitate cross-chain transactions and cross border payments.

The Cardano Vasil upgrade went live at 21:45UTC and early indications show relative sideways action in terms of price. The post Cardano (ADA) Vasil Upgrade Goes Live, but Price Could Still Fall to New Yearly Low appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Cardano's previously delayed Vasil upgrade has triggered, bringing increased network capacity, higher throughput and lower transaction costs. The post Cardano's Vasil upgrade triggers after a 3-month delay appeared first on The Block.

Ripple's top lawyer thinks “regulatory hostility” is hurting crypto innovators and retail investors alike. Ripple's general counsel, Stuart Alderoty, says in a new discussion at a Politico event that the San Francisco-based payments firm has not signed a single US customer to its platform since December 2020, when the U.S.

Ethereum (ETH) challenger Cardano's (ADA) much-anticipated Vasil hard fork upgrade is set to roll out today with plans for developers to use its new capabilities by next week. Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) and its CEO Charles Hoskinson say that the mainnet update is ready to launch.

XRP, Ripple's native token prices are riding high while other major cryptocurrencies are trading under heavy selling pressure. XRP has emerged as the top gainer over the past 7 days beating all the market sentiments.