http://btcfeed.net/news/former-state-department-official-hired-by-ripple-labs/Ripple Labs has appointed a former US State Department official to advise on the future direction of the Ripple payment protocol. Anja Manuel, has expressed her enthusiasm about the Ripple payment system, and is eager to get on board and aid the novel payment network. In a recent CoinDesk article, Manuel was quoted saying, “Ripple is uniquely designed to lower both the costs and risks inherent to domestic and cross-border payment systems,”. She also added, It has the potential to expand the global economy through increased trade, and enables better, more transparent regulatory oversight o
