Ripple’s XRP Gets Listed on Japan’s BitFlyer Crypto Exchange
BitFlyer, Japan’s leading cryptocurrency trading venue has added support for Ripple’s XRP, the world’s third-largest blockchain-based virtual currency and Japan’s second-largest crypto after bitcoin (BTC) in terms of market capitalization, according to reports on December 2, 2019. Per sources close to the matter, the addition of XRP to BitFlyer represents the first listing for the exchange in over two years and the team has hinted that it decided to list the digital asset because it’s currently the second-largest cryptocurrency in Japan after BTC, when it comes to trading volumes, according to data released by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association.
Earlier in September bitFlyer added support for a vast array of altcoins, including ether (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), litecoin (LTC), Lisk (LSK) among others, on its U.S. and Europe trading venues. “By leveraging our experience in Japan, we can offer our European and U.S. customers the same level of speed, simplicity, and transparency as we already do for that trading Bitcoin and Ethereum,” declared Andy Bryant, Co-head and COO of bitFlyer Europe at the time.
