Chris: There was a lot of demand. Compared with other chains, there aren’t many marketplaces on the XRP ledger yet. But I’ve also been a fan of NFTs and XRP for years. I started out exploring NFTs in the ETH community - when the opportunity came to build a marketplace on the XRPL with Adam, our lead developer, it felt like a natural fit.
Uphold: So you were early supporters of XRP?
Steve: Yes! Chris and I met way back in middle school - that’s when we first came across Bitcoin. A few years later, around about 2017, Ripple was everywhere. We did a ton of reading around the tech, its use-case for cross-border payments made sense to us - and we’ve been holding ever since. We bought our XRP on Uphold!
Chris: Awareness. We had a booth at Consensus a few weeks ago and there was so much interest in our project. The stream of visitors was constant - we were talking all day. But while the response was positive, the overwhelming feedback was that most people at the conference didn’t know there was NFT support on the XRPL.
Chris: There hasn’t been much marketing around XRPL NFTs, so people don’t know about it. Secondly, people who have a strong interest in XRP (the asset) aren’t necessarily into NFTs. Plus, there aren't enough easy options for storing XRPL NFTs - the wallet I currently use takes half an hour to set up, which is too long.
What will raise awareness? The Ripple v SEC case - if the ruling goes in favor of Ripple, XRP will become even more popular, and there’s likely to be a trickle-down effect into the NFT community.
Chris: If you try our marketplace, everything loads instantly, which is really attractive to traders. We’ve kept everything simple - there’s no platform token, the UI is clean and intuitive. It’s always tempting to add more features, to broaden your offering but most of the time that overcomplicates the user experience. We’re a marketplace - that’s it.
We’re really in tune with what our customers need. We host weekly Twitter spaces and AMAs which can go on for as long as eight hours (yes, really). Our relationship with users is genuine, which in an age of influencers and constant digital advertising is an aspect I think people value.
Steve: Yes, there’s a huge XRP community in Japan - we’ve caught the attention of a few of their NFT enthusiasts. When we launched we were featured in a few japanese magazines! But otherwise our users are mainly in the U.S. and Europe.
Executive profiles – A company is only as strong as its executive leadership. This is a good place to show off who’s occupying the corner offices. Write a nice bio about each executive that includes what they do, how long they’ve been at it, and what got them to where they are.
Exodus Web3 Wallet, you can lock the wallet if you have set a password for your wallet.
If you have not already set a password for your Web3 Wallet, you can set a password by following the steps in the guide: How do I set a password in Exodus?
Exodus, close the wallet. If you have set a password for your wallet, then every time you open the wallet after exiting, it will prompt you for your password. For instructions on how to set a password, visit: How do I set a password in Exodus?
You can close Exodus like a regular application by pressing the X on the top-right corner for Windows and Linux OS or the top-left corner for Mac OS.
Although there is no log-out function in Exodus, you can protect your Exodus wallet with a password, so your wallet locks when you close it.
When your wallet is locked, it won't be possible for someone with your device to access your wallet or view the secret recovery phrase without the password.
The truth is that nobody knows when and where a market is going to bottom. If you save money waiting for the big crypto crash, you might miss the bottom and your best chance to invest. If it was easy to time the crypto markets we’d all be millionaires by now. Unfortunately, it’s not easy.
With dollar cost averaging though you don’t have to worry about trying to time the bottom! By investing on a predetermined schedule you automate the process and take luck out of the equation. Ironically, DCA investors are likely to buy the bottom, or close to the bottom, anyways. By investing regularly you’ll end up buying crypto at discounted prices during the bear market.
A consistent investing schedule
Whether it’s going to the gym or eating healthy, consistency is important. Investing is the same way. Consistently investing in the markets throughout your life is the most reliable way to grow wealth. There’s a popular saying in the financial community, “it’s not timing the market, but time in the markets that matters.”
Besides creating a routine investment schedule, the dollar cost averaging strategy has another advantage: it makes buying into a crashing market easier. Many people find it difficult to buy Bitcoin after it drops 70 or 80% from its highs. Unfortunately for timid investors, this is the best time to buy crypto! When sentiment is horrible and it looks like BTC is going to zero, that’s when you need to put your money in.
Using DCA guarantees that you’ll be buying in no matter how scary the market looks. Discipline is an investor’s best friend. If you find it difficult to buy when the markets are bombing, adopting a dollar cost averaging strategy can ensure you get your money in throughout the market cycle.
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