Interledger

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with Coil, a startup founded by Ripple's former CTO, to provide payment services for the unbanked.

By Yogita Khatri

Oct 18, 2018 at 2:05 p.m. UTC

Oct 18, 2018

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Blockchain for Inclusion? Gates Foundation Strikes Tepid Tone at Money2020

While it sees potential for distributed ledgers in supporting its mission, the Gates Foundation also notes limitations to the technology.

By Marc Hochstein

Oct 23, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. UTC

Oct 23, 2017

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Old Flames, New Code: Ripple and Hyperledger Reunite for Interledger Effort

Two formerly cautious blockchain collaborators are rekindling their relationship with an effort that could result in new Hyperledger consortium code.

By Michael del Castillo

Sep 14, 2017 at 12:45 p.m. UTC

Sep 14, 2017

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Lightning Bank Ledgers? Bitfury and Ripple Demo New Twist on Bitcoin Tech

Bitcoin's much-anticipated Lightning Network is now compatible with seven payment networks, thanks to new code from Ripple and Bitfury.

By Alyssa Hertig

Aug 17, 2017 at 12:59 p.m. UTC

Aug 17, 2017

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Interoperability Boost: Ripple Sends Blockchain Transaction Across 7 Ledgers

Ripple has open-sourced a bitcoin plug-in, making the biggest cryptocurrency interoperable with other ledgers. Litecoin could be next.

By Michael del Castillo

Jun 2, 2017 at 12:03 p.m. UTC

Jun 2, 2017

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