{"id":17020,"date":"2026-04-14T06:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoinvn.io\/news\/?p=17020"},"modified":"2026-04-14T06:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T23:15:46","slug":"xrp-ripple-infrastructure-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinvn.io\/news\/xrp-ripple-infrastructure-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"XRP (Ripple) Infrastructure Upgrade – bigger & faster swaps enabled"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opinions on XRP certainly diverge.<\/span><\/p>\n

Large parts of the Bitcoin ecosystem – with arguably good reasons – view Ripple as a long-running insider-enrichment scheme built on narratives that do not fully align with reality. At the same time, the \u201c#XRPArmy\u201d remains one of the most passionate tribes in crypto when it comes to investment cults.<\/span><\/p>\n

Add to that the enduring idea that XRP is what bankers and suits prefer – making it, in the eyes of much of the LinkedIn crowd, the presumed natural winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not to forget the narrative, that XRP is what bankers and suits prefer\u2026 and thereby making it in the eyes of the LinkedIn crowd the natural winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

The <\/span>\u201cnobody is in charge\u201d<\/span><\/i> ethos of Bitcoin has never sat comfortably with large parts of the population. That is a market Ripple has targeted <\/span>exceptionally well<\/span><\/i> for more than a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The \u201cSkull-of-Satoshi\u201d was one of Ripple\u2019s more notable marketing campaigns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, XRP may be a structure that enriches insiders handsomely. On the other hand, purely from a cold-hearted investor return point of view, XRP has crushed most other \u201cold coins\u201d out there over the past several years.\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not an endorsement, you do your own due diligence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stats as listed by Curvo.eu<\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The numbers are the numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It might not give you \u201csovereignty\u201d and freedom to transact as other cryptocurrencies do – but then again, <\/span>neither do Bitcoin ETFs, \u201cBitcoin Treasury companies\u201d,<\/span><\/a> or other such derivatives under the control of Wall Street & Co.<\/span><\/p>\n

While we might have our personal opinions, we are also rather agnostic as a business when it comes to what type of transfer mechanism people prefer to move value.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are in a marketplace after all – and the more compelling and competitive tooling will win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, what changed on the BitcoinVN side?<\/span><\/p>\n

BitcoinVN – Q2\/2026 – XRP infrastructure upgrade<\/b><\/h2>\n

To provide the best and most reliable service to our clients, we generally aim to move as much critical infrastructure inhouse as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

This allows us to be one of the fastest swap engines on the market – powering a plentitude of <\/span>integration partners<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we are in the process of bringing a variety of second-tier blockchains and ledgers into our inhouse infrastructure, the month of April saw a significant upgrade to our XRP infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key points:<\/span><\/p>\n