โ ๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ (๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฃ) ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
SBI Holdings, one of Japan's leading financial institutions, announced its decision to join XRP Ledger (XRPL) as a validator.
The company's cryptocurrency subsidiary, SBI VC Trade, will begin operating as a node operator for the protocol starting May 10, 2024, to support the growth of the XRPL ecosystem.
SBI Holdings has a long-standing history of using XRP Ledger through Ripple Payments, a blockchain payment infrastructure provider that leverages XRP to facilitate global payments. Building on this relationship, SBI Holdings has expanded its relationship with XRPL through SBI VC Trade, becoming the latest node operator to join the network.
A representative from SBI VC Trade said:
๐ฌ โ๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ช๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง. ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ข๐๐ง๐จ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ.โ
Apart from joining the protocol as a validator, SBI VC Trade also aims to enter the Unique Node List (UNL), a list of trusted node operators that play an important role in ensuring the integrity of the network.
However, the company's contributions and achievements as a protocol node operator will determine its eligibility for the list.
