XRP: XRP Tip Bot creator reveals plans to get European banking licence; nicknames it ‘legacy network’

A vast majority of cryptocurrency organizations have been trying to integrate digital assets with the existing financial system. Ripple has been a prime example of this process, with the Brad Garlinghouse-led company announcing multiple partnerships with mainstream banks and other fiat-enabled bodies. Ripple’s affiliation with $XRP, the third largest cryptocurrency in the market, is also reflected in $XRP’s focus on cross-border transactions and creating an easy global payments system.

Wietse Wind, Creator of the $XRP Tip Bot, gave another major push to $XRP’s cause after he revealed that he was trying to obtain a banking license for $XRP Tip Bot, which will make it mainstream in the world of finance. During a recent $XRP meetup, Wind said,

“There’s been a lot of FUD around $XRP and Ripple and such and we want to show that we are working towards something really awesome and useful. We are planning to get real licenses for tipbot so that we go mainstream. Granted we are still in the early stage but we are doing our very best to make it happen. Our next step is to get a European banking license and maybe call it the ‘legacy network’. Let’s see where we can get in a few years.”

The news spread like wildfire in the $XRP community and a majority of the ‘$XRP army’ could not contain its excitement. Tiffany Hayden, a popular $XRP proponent, tweeted,

“The BIG news from yesterday’s $XRP meetup is that @WietseWind is in the process of obtaining a banking license for @[email protected] is going to bridge the legacy network! Don’t fight the old, build the new!”

Ripple’s technologies have been slowly but surely getting nods from institutions, as shown by Bitstamp, an xRapid payments-facilitated exchange getting a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services [DFS].

Linda A. Lacewell, Acting Financial Services Superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services [DFS] had said,

“We are pleased to welcome Bitstamp to New York’s growing virtual currency marketplace. A regulated industry protects customers while supporting innovation and ensuring our financial services sector is a vibrant part of New York’s economy.”