That said, XRP, created in 2012, is one of the most established digital assets, and it has one of the highest market capitalizations in the crypto world — around $40 billion in mid-July.

Once you buy your XRP, you’ll need a safe place to store it. An interesting caveat is that dedicated XRP wallets require you to hold at least 10 XRP to activate your wallet on the XRP Ledger.

Coinbase also said that it will support the distribution of free Spark tokens, which provide smart contract functionality to XRP, equal to the XRP amount in customer wallets on Dec. 12.

Coinbase Pro, the professional offering of United States-based crypto trading platform and wallet service Coinbase, is adding support for Ripple’s XRP token. Coinbase announced the development ...