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by __john 3077 days ago
nah, anyone can buy Ripple and have a Ripple wallet. Only thing you can't do is mine Ripple.
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eitland 3076 days ago
AFAIK Ripple is pre-mined ("minted") and the creator(s) controls >50% of it.
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romanovcode 3077 days ago
The problem is that Ripple is bought via Bitcoin.

Tinfoil in me says that bank created Ripple just to get easy Bitcoin.

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