{"id":166436,"date":"2023-10-02T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T04:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=166436"},"modified":"2023-10-02T09:39:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T04:09:28","slug":"this-automobile-giant-now-accepts-ripple-xrp-and-shiba-inu-shib-for-payments-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/this-automobile-giant-now-accepts-ripple-xrp-and-shiba-inu-shib-for-payments-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"This Automobile Giant Now Accepts Ripple (XRP) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) for Payments &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has jumped into the cryptocurrency bandwagon by embracing several digital assets as payment options.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Interestingly, Ripple\u2019s native token \u2013 XRP, and the popular memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB) are among the supported ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/xrp_shib_car_cover.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2018Drive Into the Future\u2019 With Crypto<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Tokyo-based manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment \u2013 Honda Motor Co. \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fcfpay\/status\/1706950991562551310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1706950991562551310%7Ctwgr%5Eadb2ce24a0d5d5e7c584f9fd43e9bc93eb6bb948%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthecryptobasic.com%2F2023%2F09%2F27%2Fxrp-and-shiba-inu-can-now-be-used-to-buy-honda-automobiles%2F\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">partnered<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with the blockchain payment system FCF Pay to allow clients to lease or purchase company products in digital currencies instead of fiat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Some of the accepted assets are the two largest by market capitalization \u2013 Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) \u2013 as well as Ripple (XRP), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Binance Coin (BNB), Polkadot (DOT), and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is worth mentioning that Honda\u2019s offering also includes some exotic memecoins such as Pepe Coin (PEPE), Floki Inu (FLOKI), Bone ShibaSwap (BONE), Doge Killer (LEASH), and others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Such digital assets have emerged as a top trend in the crypto space in the past few years as the first to see the light of day (which actually started as a joke) was Elon Musk\u2019s favorite Dogecoin (DOGE). Despite that, it has turned into one of the leaders in the realm, with a current market cap of over $8.6 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We have also released a special video explaining what exactly are memecoins and their purpose. Those who are curious to learn more can click on the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Is a Meme Coin? The BIGGEST Meme Coins You NEED TO KNOW! (Full Guide)\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AbBtDcbmtfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Who Else Embraced XRP and SHIB?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Shiba Inu (SHIB)\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/shiba-inu-adoption-texans-allowed-to-pay-their-solar-panel-bills-in-shib\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">made<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the headlines earlier this week when FCF Pay collaborated with the Texas-based energy company Chariot Energy to enable locals to pay their solar panel bills in the memecoin instead of fiat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Another major announcement\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/major-announcement-for-ripple-xrp-holders-who-are-hsbc-users\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">revealed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> that eligible clients of the British banking behemoth HSBC can settle their mortgage bills and loans in various cryptocurrencies, including XRP and SHIB.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"margin: 8px 0;clear: both\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size:11px;color: gray\">SPECIAL OFFER (Sponsored)<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Binance Free $100 (Exclusive): <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/binancebanner\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register and receive $100 free and 10% off fees on Binance Futures first month<\/b> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/buy-bitcoin-5-easy-steps\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">terms<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><b>PrimeXBT Special Offer: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/pl\/primexbt2\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Use this link<\/a> to register &amp; enter CRYPTOPOTATO50 code to receive up to $7,000 on your deposits.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda has jumped into the cryptocurrency bandwagon by embracing several digital assets as payment options.\u00a0 Interestingly, Ripple\u2019s native token \u2013 XRP, and the popular memecoin Shiba Inu (SHIB) are among the supported ones. \u2018Drive Into the Future\u2019 With Crypto The Tokyo-based manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment \u2013 Honda Motor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":166437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[230,225,221,227,226,228,229,60,223,224,222],"class_list":["post-166436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency","tag-brave","tag-coinbase","tag-crypto","tag-decentralised","tag-decentralized","tag-decentralized-exchange","tag-erc-20","tag-featured","tag-meme-coin","tag-robinhood","tag-solana"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=166436"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166441,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/166436\/revisions\/166441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=166436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=166436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}