'It Was Magic': Evernorth CEO Lifts Curtain on Early Days of Ripple and XRP

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XRP is returning to its main historical mission — serving as the fundamental base layer of the global financial system. Ashish Birla, CEO of the institutional company Evernorth, said this in an ...

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