The launch of Ripple's permissioned DEX on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has sparked a crucial debate: is this a pragmatic step towards mainstream adoption, or a betrayal of crypto's core principles? Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of SBI Group, describes it as “a watershed moment.” Is this excitement really warranted, or are...

Ripple’s XRP is dishing up a doozy The crypto world has an appetite for paradox, and Ripple’s XRP is serving up a whopper. We’re going to go deep on the idea of “permissioned decentralization,” an idea that sounds more unnatural than a gluten-free cheeseburger. Might this indeed be the genius...