Ripple (XRPUSD)

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In its report released yesterday, the fintech firm revealed it had its lowest ever XRP sales in the first quarter of this year—dropping from $13.08 million in Q4 2019 to $1.75 million worth of XRP in Q1 2020.

This drop in sales comes as the company halts XRP sales to crypto exchanges. Sales to exchanges—known as programmatic sales—have been paused since Q2 2019. They once accounted for the majority of Ripple's sales volumes, but these “token dumps” were a point of contention in the Ripple community because it purportedly affected price performance.

The report also stated that Ripple has been focusing on over-the-counter (OTC) channel for XRP sales “in strategic regions including EMEA [Europe, the Middle East and Africa] and Asia."

Meanwhile, global trading volumes of XRP have increased by 72% in Q1 2020 to $29.68 billion. They stood at $17.24 billion in Q4 2019.

It noted that its On-Demand Liquidity (ODL) payment network transactions tripled in transaction volume. “Customers continue to see the value of XRP through significant cost-savings by eliminating the need to pre-fund international accounts,” the report said, adding that “the dollar value transacted increased by more than 294%.”