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Ripple News: Why Rakuten Wallet Is Betting XRP Solves Crypto’s Speed Problem

Markets Brief, UK brief (2026-08-18): The post Ripple News: Why Rakuten Wallet Is Betting XRP Solves Crypto’s Speed Problem appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Rakuten Wallet did not add XRP… Primary source: original at Coinpedia (coinpedia.org).

Ripple News: Why Rakuten Wallet Is Betting XRP Solves Crypto’s Speed Problem

The post Ripple News: Why Rakuten Wallet Is Betting XRP Solves Crypto’s Speed Problem appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

Rakuten Wallet did not add XRP spot trading in isolation. According to senior analyst Yasuo Matsuda, the move reflects a specific theory the exchange has been building toward: that crypto payments have been stuck for years behind two unsolved problems, and that solving both together, not separately, is what finally makes real-world settlement viable. The …