RippleRicky 142 Posted September 24, 2018 Super interesting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 25, 2018 Took 2 seconds to Google.... https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180924005975/en/Blockchain-Charity-Foundation-UNDP-Announce-Partnership-Explore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slinuxuzer 1,065 Posted September 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, XRPRealist said: Took 2 seconds to Google.... https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180924005975/en/Blockchain-Charity-Foundation-UNDP-Announce-Partnership-Explore He thought I was Google, I'm flattered to say the least. 1 Tinyaccount reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LordVetinari 3,842 Posted October 18, 2018 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411828-us-announces-intent-to-withdraw-from-international-postal-rate-system Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GiddyUp 3,326 Posted October 18, 2018 4 hours ago, LordVetinari said: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411828-us-announces-intent-to-withdraw-from-international-postal-rate-system It would be cheaper to put it on a plane and fly it there... "The decision was borne out of frustration with discounts imposed by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) that allow China and some other nations to ship products into the U.S. at cheaper rates than American companies receive to ship domestically." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slinuxuzer 1,065 Posted October 18, 2018 4 hours ago, LordVetinari said: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/411828-us-announces-intent-to-withdraw-from-international-postal-rate-system Thank you for sharing this, I can tell you that this is a real thing. You can ship a fidget spinner form China as an "Epackt" for 1$ or less and you can't ship it domestically for less than 3 - 5$ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, GiddyUp said: It would be cheaper to put it on a plane and fly it there... "The decision was borne out of frustration with discounts imposed by the Universal Postal Union (UPU) that allow China and some other nations to ship products into the U.S. at cheaper rates than American companies receive to ship domestically." Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't UPU already on the ledger? I thought I've seen transactions from them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kiir 351 Posted January 15 (edited) Was talking on discord, someone mentioned UN, wanted to find the link, but only managed to find this topic Then someone else posted the link, so, here it is https://thexrpdaily.com/index.php/2019/01/14/united-nations-confirms-piloting-ripples-cross-border-payment-technology/ Edited January 15 by Kiir 7 1 SquaryBone, Esprxp, LordVetinari and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itcdominic 751 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Kiir said: Was talking on discord, someone mentioned UN, wanted to find the link, but only managed to find this topic Then someone else posted the link, so, here it is https://thexrpdaily.com/index.php/2019/01/14/united-nations-confirms-piloting-ripples-cross-border-payment-technology/ Love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SquaryBone 144 Posted January 15 Was talking on discord, someone mentioned UN, wanted to find the link, but only managed to find this topic Then someone else posted the link, so, here it is https://thexrpdaily.com/index.php/2019/01/14/united-nations-confirms-piloting-ripples-cross-border-payment-technology/Great news. Now still need to pilot xrp. They could be piloting xcurrent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
