As usual - POSITIVE NEWS FOR RIPPLE XRP - is splashing through the headlines. With FOUR new exchanges approved in Japan, there will be an increased demand and volume for the currencies involved. Of the approved currencies:
".....Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), NEM (XEM), and Monacoin (MONA), as well as counterparty tokens (XCP). The rest of the exchanges are only allowed to trade Bitcoin (BTC)......"
All of these currencies should see a new onslaught of demand from across the pacific as Japan makes up a large portion of crypto investment demand. 
NICE. I love how you're covering crypto's now as I remember the days of old with the most boring channel on YT covering the metals! I think it's wonderful. You my friend have come a long way. You taught me lots back then and I'm sure you'll teach me more within' crypto world as you wade through it.
I am still learning. DO not reject metals my friend as they are TRUE WEALTH. Cryptos are a way to "move" wealth - exchange wealth, etc. KEEP GOLD on hand. Use crypto to stack more gold. I have lost subscribers and support for my change of heart - and that part saddens me.
Well, I'm one of the one's you didn't lose. As all of the one's who tell you not to invest in metals through manipulation and verbal beat downs do just the opposite behind closed doors, anyone with half a brain knows to do as they do and not as they say right? The one's you lost will soon realize being stubborn and scorned only hurts them............
Specific dates? Do you have the specific dates for when trading begins/began on these 4 new exchanges, as well as the previous 11?
Here's what we posted about NEM as far as 2018 catalyst....
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@harpooninvestor/bitlicense-new-york-state-s-typical-business-as-usual-crony-capitalism-ripple-xem-nem
Japan and Korea used the Ripple Network yesterday. XRP is on a roll http://invezz.com/news/crypto/28678-Ripple-price-XRPUSD-sets-all-time-high-above-0point80-as-Japan-South-Korea-payment-trial-begins
Hoping XRP will move up soon!
Boom. That happened.
Personally I wouldn't touch Ripple...I'm not saying you can't make money on it, its a matter of principle.
I already died on a financial battlefield due to principals in avoiding BTC for 9 years. At this point - I need to go for financial kill shots and I am not missing out on this one.
I respect you and I agree that Ripple has the potential to move up in value, however I have seen so much bs in crypto space (with shady projects, pump and dumps ect...) that I take a different approach. Do you think Ripple is a good project fundamentally?
It has little to no competition in regards to its operations. It is moving $2T Trillion with a "T" dollars daily around the world. Look at their customer base already. It seems to be a solid setup - unlike many alt coins that appear to be basement startups. It has the support and eye of major banks and international institutions, a hedge fund now using their software/XRP units and American Express adopting it last week. Ripple is here to stay. In March XRP was $0.01 - that is a 25x return. $5000 in March is $250,000 Grand today. A hundred bucks in Ripple in 2015 is $5000 today. Yes - past performance never equals future performance or returns, however Ripple is setting up a solid record and I trust the guys who are talking to me and sending me info on it.