The largest US stock exchange Coinbase Pro has added support for the XRP token from Ripple

Leading US crypto-exchange Coinbase Pro has added to the listing of the third on the capitalization of the digital currency XRP.

When XRP ?? Now! XRP / USD, XRP / EUR, and XRP / BTC order transfer, in XRP in supported regions. Orders cannot be placed or filled. For a minimum of 12 hours. https://t.co/MWUtUm4wRh

– Coinbase Pro (@CoinbasePro) 25 February 2019 p.

As noted in the company's blog , at first, XRP trade will be available to Coinbase Pro users from the United States (excluding the state of New York), EU countries, Canada, Singapore and Australia. Over time, the geography of supported countries will expand.

XRP will trade in pairs with the US dollar, euro and bitcoin. Bidding against USDC, as this, for example, was the case with Zcash , is not open. Over the next 12 hours, only the possibility of depositing a new asset will be open, then bidding will become available.

Note that rumors about the possible support of XRP on Coinbase have been going on for quite a long time, and today's news has positively affected the price of digital currency, which has increased by more than 8% over the course of half an hour:

Data: Coinmarketcap

At the same time, when exactly XRP will be available on the retail-oriented platform Coinbase.com, the company has not yet reported.

Recall that in December, four Ethereum tokens hit the Coinbase Pro listing – Dai (DAI), Golem (GNT), Maker (MKR) and Zilliqa (ZIL).

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