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A lot of things are moving in the XRP/Ripple Universe. Loads of positives. But it does not match the movement of XRP in the Market. It´s stuck and been for long, and the answer is not the s.c. Crypto Winter, or Bear Market. Other DA´s move, but XRP is stuck in Limbo. I have no answers, that is why I am asking.

Hi all! I'm /u/pepperew at reddit, I'm a software developer & Ripple / XRP enthousiast. Last week I decided to develop the XRP Tip Bot for reddit. You can send small amounts of XRP by mentioning /u/xrptipbot in a reaction. The user you reply to receives your mentioned amount of XRP in his/her TipBot-account. If the user doesn't have a TipBot account, the XRP will be saved for whenever the user decides to login at https://www.xrptipbot.com. At this website (https://www.xrptipbot.com) users can check their balance, review their tips (incoming/outgoing) and deposit small amounts of XRP (to send tips) or withdraw their received tips to their own wallet. The tips, deposits and withdrawals are instant (XRP ledger FTW!), the tip-history is public (https://www.xrptipbot.com/stats) and the wallet is (of course) public. I'll start open-sourcing parts of the application next week. So. That's reddit. How about getting the XRP Tip Bot to xrpchat!? I'd love to spend another day or so to develop this! I'd love to hear what you think about this, and what @karlos thinks about it

Hi everyone. I've spent several months looking at all the various before finally deciding to invest in Ripple. The team seem pro-active and I believe the system has a real chance of implementation by some major banks eventually. As a micro-controller programmer I was initially attracted to IOTA but found their emphasis was just on selling coins and I found no feedback or information regarding hardware developments (as proof of concept as its supposed to be for M2M) apart from 'they're developing an ASIC I think'. Firstly the use of the term 'asic' is not really applicable in this application from an electronic hardware point of view. It also takes millions of pounds and much time. If they were serious they could within a month or two use current technology microcontrollers or even arduino's, if they produced a C/C++ library to perform simple transactions, query the blockchain etc, yet I found nothing to suggest this was being followed. I would love to volunteer to write a Ripple C /C++ library myself but I already have TOO many projects on the go. Does such a thing exist as yet? **EDIT I should add my idea is an automatic fee processing device for motorway tolls etc. Ripples current low transaction fees and fast transaction time could steal some of IOTA's thunder.

When I say "great building" I'm not talking about Ripple's new office space, which probably deserves it's own op-ed article. (source: _https://www.xrpchat.com/topic/5802-changing-of-the-guard-ripples-new-hq/_) This post is about the next phase of Ripple's strategy, and it involves getting new creations and innovations developed based on ILP, and potentially with the RCL and XRP. Ripple has executed their own business plan flawlessly to this point, and now that liquidity is gaining momentum, they can focus on the core of what they do with unmatched excellence. Coding Yes, it's not just "coding." I know there are architects, distributed network engineers, developers, coders, and in the case of Ripple, cryptographers as well in the mix. The company is composed of many of these individuals; it's been rumored that Ripple is composed of 65 % technical staff, which would put this number at well over 100. (source: _https://www.xrpchat.com/topic/978-any-ripple-developers-based-in-spain/?page=2_ ) So what are they Building? Ahh, the question of the moment! The RCL is "done," for the most part, right? Payment Channels is now released into the wild. The consensus algorithm has been around and tested for roughly five years or more now. So that begs the question... what indeed are Ripple developers working on? I do NOT want the company to reveal it, but it's interesting for us to speculate the magic that these top-tier industry leaders are putting together in their new open spaces in the downtown of San Francisco. Personally, I'm hoping for an AI add-on like they've alluded to in recent news articles. (source: http://bankinnovation.net/2017/04/ripples-focus-on-innovation-is-a-clear-win-for-banks/) Or perhaps it's something that might run distributed applications? (That one is just pure speculation on my part!) It is interesting to think about what the best 100+ developers could do in a short time; we know that they are developing integration plugins for other businesses and individuals to build on, to quickly expand the footprint of RCL's use cases and XRP's utility. ...and we know they can put together some killer demos with these plugins! (source: http://www.coindesk.com/interoperability-boost-ripple-sends-blockchain-transaction-across-7-different-ledgers/) So we know Ripple has top-tier crypto talent, but what about other talented developers in the world community at large, and business partners of Ripple in specific? Business Partners Ripple recently partnered with BitGo to develop enterprise wallet solutions for financial institutions and integration plugins for Ripple business partners. We can see the fruits of that labor with six exchanges being opened in less than two weeks during May. There is no other crypto-currency that can boast that integration speed. (source: http://www.econotimes.com/Ripple-expands-partnership-with-BitGo-to-list-XRP-on-six-new-exchanges-712488 ) Open-Source Development Since the beginning, Ripple has always made their code open-source, from the Rippled code itself, to the code underlying the components that they've created. This approach is an industry-standard, and Ripple was intelligent enough from the beginning to realize that this openness would make them stronger, not weaker. They recently have started to participate in events to bring the spotlight onto their open-source components, and conducted demonstrations of their new plugins. As an example, Ripple recently participated in a hack-a-thon to encourage others to develop using the inter-ledger protocol (ILP) Source: Demand for Developers The overall demand for developers who know Ripple technology is increasing, and there are now technology consulting companies that are performing integrations for banks without Ripple's direct involvement. (source: https://ripple.com/network/system-integrators/) We're at a new stage of Ripple's strategy. For somebody that has watched the adoption of this transformational technology since it's rise to prominence in the crypto space, this moment is sweet indeed. I can't wait to see what's next!

I started this topic because I am tired of waiting for someone else to furnish a hardware wallet to the Ripple/XRP community. I'm a former product developer, with hardware and software experience. This project will need skill-sets in hardware development, micro-computer coding, internet coding, testing, and manufacturing. I feel that with the right group of people we can make a world class HW Wallet that will enhance the value of XRP (besides giving everyone a convenient and safe place to store their XRP). Beyond that, we can leverage the knowledge gained, with our experience, to go on to bigger and better things with Ripple. This project should be considered a commercial project, and sales profits of the wallet will be distributed to the team. In other words, this is a serious development project for experienced people, willing and able to put in the time and effort. If you are interested, please post here, talking about your skill set and how this could proceed.

I signed up for this free MOOC class offered through Coursera, by the World Bank, and I thought some of you might be interested. The class about Financing for Development to Help Eliminate Poverty and Boost Prosperity. It's based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/global-learning-financing-development-mooc-available-bertrand-badré