10 years ago this week…
Some things never change (1), others always change (2-20).
Every coin has a story.
In 2015, $XRP RP was #2.
Low trading volume allowed their team to manipulate the price upwards while continuously selling the coin that was pre-mined for 100% liquidity at the expense of retail investors who believed it was the next payment network.
To further this ruse, Ripple signed hundreds of fake partnerships with banks that felt pressured to innovate using the “blockchain.” Ripple was paying in XRP as part of the deal.